Crime & Safety
3 Children Kidnapped By Mother Found Safe: Police
Police said the mother, Timberly White, does not have custodial rights of the children, who are ages 6, 12 and 14.
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LOS ANGELES, CA — Three children who were allegedly abducted by their mother in South Los Angeles were found Sunday and are safe, police said.
The children were found with another adult family member in South Los Angeles, according to Sgt. S. Blackman of the Los Angeles Police Department's 77th Street station. They were not found with their mother, and Blackman said police are not looking for her at this time.
The children went missing around 9 a.m. Saturday in the 2000 block of West Florence Avenue, according to the LAPD.
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Police said the mother, Timberly White, does not have custodial rights of the children, who are ages 6, 12 and 14.
On Sunday afternoon, civil rights activist Najee Ali announced that White would turn herself in to police at the LAPD's 77th Street station at 10 a.m. the following day. White claims she was falsely accused of kidnapping and seeks to address the media before her arrest.
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— City News Service