1-year-old boy found safe, father in custody after Amber Alert issued in West Covina
A 1-year-old boy has been found and his father is in custody after an Amber Alert was issued early Wednesday in West Covina, according to police.
California Highway Patrol released the alert about the missing baby just after 1:30 a.m., identifying the child as Weston Landrum and the suspect in his abduction as Wesley Williams, 46. Williams is the father of the infant, according to West Covina police.
Before being found, the pair was last seen around 9 p.m. near North Grand Avenue and North Fairway Lane, and the vehicle Williams was driving was a 2014 white Toyota Tacoma pick-up truck with the license plate number 75001B3, according to CHP.
Police confirmed the boy and his father were found at about 11:30 a.m.
Landrum was described by authorities as blonde with blue eyes, standing 3 feet high and weighing 20 pounds. He was wearing camouflage pants and a gray shirt with a picture of a bunny, according to CHP.
Williams has brown hair, blue eyes, stands 6-foot-1 and weighs 190 pounds, CHP officials said. He has a wing tattoo on the front of his neck and was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and blue jeans with gray/blue shoes.
CHP said the Amber Alert was issued on behalf of the West Covina Police Department.