Four brothers found safe after being reported missing in Palmdale
Detectives successfully located four young boys who were reported missing out of Palmdale.
The boys are all brothers and range from 2 to 5 years old, one of them a special needs child who has Down syndrome, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. They were last seen in Palmdale on July 1, when they were in the 800 block of East Avenue P-12 at about 2 p.m. They are described as "at-risk" by sheriff's officials, who said they are possibly headed to Mojave.
On Friday, LASD deputies said that the incident was related to a matter concerning the LA County Department of Children and Family Services, and that for undisclosed reasons they wanted to take custody of the children.
They said that despite their search for the children, they did not believe the boys were in any imminent danger.
The sheriff's department released a bulletin Friday morning featuring photos and giving the following description of the boys.
- Kay'den Brown is 2 years old, standing about 2 feet tall and weighing 25 pounds. He has curly brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white diaper.
- Kase Brown is 4 years old, stands 2 feet tall and weighs about 30 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes, and he was last seen wearing a white diaper. He has Down syndrome.
- Kai Brown is 4 years old and stands 2 feet tall, weighing about 30 pounds. He has short brown hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing white underwear.
- Koen Brown is 5 years old, and he stands about 3 feet tall and weighs 40 pounds. He has short brown hair and blue eyes, and he was last seen wearing white underwear.
Deputies did not provide any information on where or how the boys were located.
