Thread: Abducted Ca. boy found in Mexico- UPDATED - MOM ILLEGAL

Abducted Calif. boy may have been found in Mexico

By DAISY NGUYEN, The Associated Press
4:48 p.m. May 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES — Officials in Mexico have found a child they believe is a 3-year-old boy abducted from his California home, but that country's identification process is slowing the family's ability to confirm the child's identity, authorities said Saturday.

Detectives in San Bernardino County and FBI agents received a call from Mexican officials in the border town of Mexicali on Friday saying that they had found a boy that could be Briant Rodriguez, sheriff's spokeswoman Cindy Beavers said.

She said investigators and the boy's mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, flew to the neighboring city of Calexico to see the child and confirm his identity.

Mexican officials were seeking the boy's birth certificate and other paperwork as part of that country's identification process before Millan can see the child.

"While we're frustrated about the wait, we're hopeful that it is him and that he's OK," said Sheriff's Lt. Rick Ells.

A Mexicali police officer found the boy wandering alone on the streets of a residential neighborhood Friday, said Gerardo Franco, a spokesman for the Baja California state prosecutor's office. He was turned over to child protective custody.

Mexican authorities planned to examine the boy to determine if he has been abused, and they must also confirm that he is an American citizen, Franco said.

He did not know when the authorities would finish examining the boy and determining his citizenship. He said he had no details about the child's condition or how long he had been left alone.

Franco said the mother has also not been able to immediately see the child because he understood she was an illegal immigrant in the U.S. and apparently did not want to risk crossing the border.

Beavers, the sheriff's spokeswoman, said she did not know the mother's immigration status but confirmed the boy's U.S. citizenship.

Investigators were continuing to investigate why Briant was abducted and why his family was targeted. Millan said two men burst into her home on May 3, tied up the family, stole money and other property then left with her youngest child.

The kidnappers have not demanded a ransom and the initial investigation pointed to the kidnappers being strangers to the family.

Federal and local investigators were looking at several theories, including that the Spanish-speaking kidnappers were from Mexico and may have had ties to organized crime there.

Authorities later released a photo of two men they said were the kidnappers. The blurred image was taken from a surveillance camera in a home-improvement store as the men bought tape believed to have been used to bind Millan and her children.

The family lives in a modest, single-story home in a lower-income area abutting the city of San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.
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Associated Press Writers Mariana Martinez and Alexandra Olson contributed to this report from Mexico City.

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On the local news they said that the boy indeed was found safe. He is with his Mother.

now lets get answers to the many questions that remain to be
answered in this case.

Officials: Abducted SoCal boy reunited with mom

By DAISY NGUYEN, The Associated Press
5:11 p.m. May 16, 2009

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Authorities say a 3-year-old boy abducted from his family home in San Bernardino nearly two weeks ago by two armed men has been reunited with his mother.

San Bernardino County sheriff's officials say the reunion took place Saturday afternoon, a day after detectives and FBI agents received a call from Mexican officials in the border town of Mexicali saying they found a boy that could be Briant Rodriguez.

Officials say the boy's mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, flew to the neighboring U.S. city of Calexico Friday night to see the child, but that she was forced to wait as Mexican officials confirmed his identity and examined him.

The Baja California state prosecutor's office says police found the boy wandering alone Friday and turned him over to child protective custody.

http://www3.signonsandiego.com/stories/ ... dex=100596

flew from san bernadino to calexico?

why not drive, its lots cheaper

Lucky

Authorities say a 3-year-old boy abducted from his family home in San Bernardino nearly two weeks ago by two armed men has been reunited with his mother.

Deport the illegal mother!

This story is incomplete.

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LOS ANGELES (May 16) - A 3-year-old boy abducted from his family home in San Bernardino nearly two weeks ago by two armed men was reunited with his mother Saturday after police found him wandering a Mexican border town's streets, sheriff's officials said.

Searching for BriantSan Bernardino County Sherriffs Department / AP8 photos Briant Rodriguez reunited with his mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, in Calexico, Calif. Saturday. The 3-year-old boy was abducted from his family home in San Bernardino by two armed men nearly two weeks ago.

The reunion took place in the California border city of Calexico, a day after detectives and FBI agents received a call from officials in the neighboring Mexican city of Mexicali saying they found a boy that could be Briant Rodriguez, San Bernardino County sheriff's Lt. Rick Ells said.
Ells said a municipal police officer in Mexicali found the boy walking the streets by himself late Thursday. The officer initially thought the child was from the neighborhood and took him to several houses seeking his family before leaving him in child protective custody, Ells said.
Mexican authorities did not realize who the child was and didn't issue an Amber alert until Friday afternoon, he said.

Ells said Briant's mother, Maria Rosalina Millan, and investigators boarded a plane to Calexico Friday night. An FBI agent crossed the border and handled immigration paperwork for the boy, who holds dual U.S. and Mexican citizenship, he said.

The FBI agent brought Briant back across the border for the reunion Saturday, Ells said.
Ells had no details about the child's condition or how long he had been left alone.
Investigators were continuing to investigate why Briant was abducted and why his family was targeted. Millan said two men burst into her home on May 3, tied up the family, stole money and other property then left with her youngest child.
The kidnappers had not demanded a ransom and the initial investigation pointed to the kidnappers being strangers to the family.
Federal and local investigators were looking at several theories, including that the Spanish-speaking kidnappers were from Mexico and may have had ties to organized crime there.
Authorities later released a photo of two men they said were the kidnappers. The blurred image was taken from a surveillance camera in a home-improvement store as the men bought tape believed to have been used to bind Millan and her children.
The family lives in a modest, single-story home in a lower-income area abutting the city of San Bernardino, about 60 miles east of Los Angeles.

Reading between the lines here, but why didn't the mother cross into Mexico to positively ID her child and bring along his documents?

The child has dual citizenship, therefore stands to chance she is also a mexican citizen, so why did she wait on the US side while FBI agents crossed over?

IMO the only reason I can see why she stayed here is that she is here illegally and would have not been allowed to re-enter.

I'm glad the child was found, but if the parents are here illegally, the entire family should be deported.

Originally Posted by miguelina

Reading between the lines here, but why didn't the mother cross into Mexico to positively ID her child and bring along his documents?

The child has dual citizenship, therefore stands to chance she is also a mexican citizen, so why did she wait on the US side while FBI agents crossed over?

IMO the only reason I can see why she stayed here is that she is here illegally and would have not been allowed to re-enter.

I'm glad the child was found, but if the parents are here illegally, the entire family should be deported.

One of the articles above this one said that the mother didn't go into Mexico because she is illegal and would not be allowed to come back.

Franco said the mother has also not been able to immediately see the child because he understood she was an illegal immigrant in the U.S. and apparently did not want to risk crossing the border.