AMBER Alert Issued for 2 Calif. Children Who Were Allegedly Abducted

Romeo Ordonez, 12, and Sofia Ordonez, 9, are missing in a suspected abduction

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  • California authorities issued an AMBER alert for the missing children about 19 hours after they disappeared
  • Cristal Ordonez, 45, is suspected by authorities of abducting them but is not facing charges as of Thursday morning
  • The relationship between the three was not immediately clear

Authorities in Southern California have issued an AMBER Alert for two young children who were last seen on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Romeo Ordonez, 12, and Sofia Ordonez, 9, disappeared from Santa Clarita, Calif., around 1:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol said in an alert issued around dawn Thursday, Jan. 29.

Authorities believe the children are with 45-year-old Cristal Ordonez, per the alert…

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