Authorities are still searching for two children who they say were abducted by their parents during a supervised visit in Los Angeles two weeks ago.
Siblings Wyman Bryant, 4, and Willow Bryant, 2, were last seen on August 14 at around 3:10 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The children were with their parents, Tiffany Bryant and David James, for a “supervised visit” when “the parents took the children and left the location, contrary to custody orders,” authorities said in a Facebook post, asking the public for help in locating the children.
“There are concerns for her well-being,” the sheriff’s office added.
Description of the missing children
Willow, the couple’s daughter, is 2 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 28 pounds. She has brown eyes and blonde hair and was last seen wearing a blue shirt, pink and white shorts and pink and white Nikes.
Her older brother Wyman is 60 cm tall, weighs 16 kg and has blonde hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and grey shorts.
The adults and children left in a brown Buick Enclave SUV. The vehicle had no license plates on the front, but had blue paper license plates on the back.
Family abduction cases accounted for over 50% of Amber Alerts in 2022
According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC), 27,644 cases of missing children were reported to the agency in 2022. Of these cases, 4.5% were family abductions.
NCMEC also said that in 2022, 58% of all Amber Alerts issued involved family abduction cases.
Where can information be shared?
Authorities are asking anyone with information about the Bryant children to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500.
Tips can also be submitted anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477, using the P3 Tips mobile app in the Google Play Store or Apple App Store, or by visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.
Saleen Martin is a reporter on USA TODAY’s NOW team from Norfolk, Virginia – the 757th. Follow her on Twitter at @SaleenMartin or email her at [email protected].
