CA Amber Alert - Ortiz Siblings; Jacqueline Martinez
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Amber Alert Issued for: California - Orange County
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Victim 1: Celeste Ortiz
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Celeste is a 6-year-old Hispanic female.
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Victim 2: Cassandra Ortiz
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Cassandra is a 7-year-old Hispanic female.
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Victim 3: Jacqueline Martinez
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Jacqueline is a 24-year-old Hispanic female with short red hair. She is 5'4" tall and weighs 120lbs. When last seen she was wearing a dark t-shirt and blue jeans. She will most likely appear to have been recently physically assaulted.
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Suspect: Jose Solano Ortiz
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Jose Ortiz is a 26-year-old Hispanic male with brown hair and brown eyes. He is 5'8" tall and weighs 160lbs. When last seen Jose was wearing a black t-shirt and khaki shorts. His hair is cut in a spiked style.
He has a history of violence. -
Suspect Vehicle
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Gray 2005 GMC Full Size Pickup Truck with California License 7V93382
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Circumstances:
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A California Amber Alert for the Orange County area was activated this afternoon after police were called by neighbors who witnessed a woman and her children being abducted by her husband. According to witnesses, 24-year-old Jacqueline Martinez was beaten and forced into her husband's truck along with their two young daughters. The woman was screaming as she was dragged towards the vehicle. Her husband, 26-year-old Jose Solano Ortiz, has a long history of violence according to police. It is not clear if the children were also beaten by Ortiz.Police are concerned for the safety and welfare of the woman and children. Authorities are trying to contact his family members to find out where he may have taken his family. Anyone with information about the family's whereabouts was asked to call the watch commander at (714) 898-3315, ext. 421; tips may be made anonymously.
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October 17, 2008
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The AMBER Alert issued yesterday afternoon was canceled just after 12:30a.m. today when police found the GMC truck parked near the home of one of Ortiz's relatives. The home is about three-fourths of a mile from where the alleged assault and abduction took place. Police do not believe Ortiz drove to that location. They believe he drove somewhere else, dropped off the truck, and someone else picked it up and drove it to the location it was found by police.
The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children still has this case on their AMBER Alert site.
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10:30p.m. PST
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This evening when Westminster detectives went to the home of Jose Ortiz's parents to question them about the whereabouts of their son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren, they found them at the home - minus the suspect. The mother and children are safe for the present time. Police do not know whether Jacqueline and the girls were dropped off at the home by Ortiz or if they escaped and went to the home. It is unknown why no one called police to let them know they were safe. Police say the family has been semi-cooperative and Ortiz is still at-large.
Anyone with information about Ortiz's whereabouts was asked to call Westminster police at (714) 898-3315, ext. 421. Tips can be submitted anonymously.
I hope this mother takes her children to a safe house where she can get away from this clown before someone gets killed.
Police Look for Woman, 24, Kidnapped by Husband, KCAL.com, October 16, 2008.
NCMEC Amber Alert: Ortiz Siblings, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, October 16, 2008.
Man Allegedly Kidnaps His Wife, 2 Daughters, CBS2.com, October 17, 2008.
Woman, 2 Girls Found Safe After Alleged Kidnapping, CBS2.com, October 17, 2008.
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