A statewide Amber Alert remains active across California as the Los Angeles Police Department continues an urgent search for four-year-old Daleza Fregoso. The California Highway Patrol issued the emergency notification on Monday evening following the child’s abduction by 40-year-old Ruben Fregoso in the Arlington Heights area of Los Angeles.
The suspect and the child were last seen together on Sunday at approximately 4:00 a.m. near the intersection of Alsace Avenue and Ferndale Street. The exact relationship between the two individuals has not been publicly disclosed by law enforcement officials.
Investigators experienced a critical development late Monday when officers located the suspect’s vehicle. Authorities recovered the white 2019 Land Rover Discovery bearing California license plate 9DAW716 at approximately 10:30 p.m. PDT, but both the suspect and the young girl remain missing, according to a CBS News report detailing the physical descriptions and the vehicle recovery.
Daleza is described as standing three feet tall and weighing 45 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Ruben Fregoso is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds, also with black hair and brown eyes. Law enforcement agencies are directing anyone with information regarding their whereabouts to contact 911 immediately rather than approaching the suspect.