An AMBER Alert has been issued in Nevada for four missing children.
AMBER Alert has been issued statewide. The 4 children may be with their non-custodial mother. They were last seen in a white 1998 Mercury Sable, NV tags 369-SDH. A court order was issued for return of the children by a family court judge who stated there was an immediate risk of harm to the children.
Ivan Mata-Martinez is 9 years-old, 4′ tall and weighs 80 lbs.
Jakelyne Mata-Martinez is 8 years-old, 3′ tall and weighs 60 lbs.
Megan Mata-Martinez is 7 years-old, 2′10″ tall and weighs 55 lbs.
Tyson Mata-Martinez is 4 years-old, 2′6″ tall and weighs 48 lbs.
Suspect
Name: Claire Tourand
Hair Color: Brn
Eye Color: Haz
Skin Color: Whi
Age: 34
Height: 5′8
Weight: 220
Gender: Female
Vehicle Information
Make: Mercury Model: Sable
Color: Whi
License State: NV License Text: 369-SDH
Update 07-14-09: Police Shift Search for Mom, 4 Kids to Southern California
RENO, Nev. — Authorities canceled an Amber Alert in Nevada for a mother suspected of abducting her four young children after she failed to show up for a custody meeting with social service officials.
Washoe County investigators in Reno say they believe Clair Tourand may be headed for Mexico with her children and are no longer in northern Nevada.
Washoe County sheriff’s spokeswoman Brooke Keast says investigators are receiving numerous leads from Southern California.
