UPDATE: Police say the kids have been found safe in Illinois.
Original Story:
Police in St. Charles have issued an Amber Alert after two children were taken by their father.
Police say Fernando Marez assaulted the kids’ mother and threatened to kill a child.
Police say Marez, who’s 24, took his 1-year-old daughter and 3-year-old son.
He may be in a tan colored SUV with partial Missouri or Illinois plates E15.
Authorities have not released any details about where he’s headed.
He may be traveling with another Hispanic man and woman.
AMBER ALERT
ABDUCTED – Alexia Marez (F/age 1, H, wearing white & pink flower onesie blue pants) & Fernando Marez (M/age 3, H, wearing blue shirt & grey sweatpants)
VEHICLE: Tan 4 door SUV – partial plate (MO or IL) E15
SUSPECT: Fernando Marez – H/M/24 yr old, 5’7, 145 lbs pic.twitter.com/nAXMsR75Zd
— MSHP General HQ (@MSHPTrooperGHQ) April 5, 2019