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Statewide Amber Alert Issued for 3 Missing Children
RIDGECREST, CA — Authorities are requesting the public's assistance in locating three children who were abducted from Ridgecrest, California.
The missing children are 10-year-old Maximus, 8-year-old Kaiser, and 4-year-old Haley:
Maximus is a 10-year-old Hispanic male, 4 feet 7 inches tall, weighing 50 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Kaiser is an 8-year-old Hispanic male, 4 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 45 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
Haley is a 4-year-old Hispanic female, 3 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 30 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
The suspect, Julio Roman Garcia, is described as a 29-year-old Hispanic male. He stands 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 400 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.
The suspect was last seen on July 29, 2026, at approximately 11:30 a.m.
Picture and article credit: CHP
By: NBC Palm Springs
July 29, 2026
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