CYNTHIA HERNANDEZ- 13 yo - Whittier CA

Authorities in Whittier, California issued a statewide Amber
Alert on Saturday morning after a girl was abducted from her home on
Friday, officials told BNO News.

Thirteen-year-old Cynthia Irene Hernandez was abducted from her
Whittier home by her paternal uncle at around 7.30 p.m. local time on
Friday evening. “Apparently there was an argument and he took her,” a
watch commander at the Whittier Police Department said. The Amber Alert
was issued at 2.45 a.m. local time.

The suspect is Juan Cuella Hernandez, a 45-year-old Hispanic male.
He is described as having black hair, brown eyes and was last seen
wearing gray slacks and a a green long sleeve dress shirt. He is about
5 feet and 8 inches tall, weighing about 245 pounds.
The victim is a 13-year-old Hispanic female who is about 5 feet and
11 inches tall. She weighs about 240 pound. The girl was last seen
wearing a pink shirt, a blue jean skirt, white tennis shoes and brown
prescription glasses.
Authorities believe the suspect has a gun in his possession and
should be considered armed and dangerous. The suspect was last seen
driving a black Chevy Silverado with a California license plate of
8N84118. It is believed that the suspect may be in the Los Angeles or
Orange County area.
If you think you saw the suspect and/or victim, you are asked to
immediately call 911. You can also call the Whittier Police Department
at (562) 945-8249.

The Whittier Police Department is asking for the
public’s help in locating a 13-year-old girl who was reported kidnapped
from her home by her uncle... who may be armed.

Police say the victim, Cynthia Irene Hernandez, her mother, and the
suspect, Juan Cuella Hernandez were all at the home at 6300 Pickering
Avenue around 7:00 Friday evening, when they got involved in an
argument over child care. They then all went outside, where the
arugment continued... and as the girl's mother tried to take her back
inside, the suspect allegedly grabbed Cynthia and pushed her into his
pickup truck and drove away with her in an unknown direction.

There's special concern, because Cynthia is asthmatic and did not have any medication with her.

Juan Hernandez, who is also wanted for a parole violation, has told family members in the past that he carries a handgun.

Cynthia is described as a 13-year-old Hispanic, about five-foot-11 and
weighing about 240 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last
seen wearing a pink T-shirt, blue denim shorts and white shoes. And she
wears brown, plastic rimmed eyeglasses.

Juan Hernandez is a 45-year-old Hispanic standing about five-foot-10
and weighing 240 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes, and two
prominent tattoos -- one of the letter "B" on his upper chest, and one
of a tower on his upper left arm. He was last seen wearing gray slacks,
and a green long-sleeved buttoned shirt.

He was driving a 1994 black Chevrolet Silverado 2-door pickup, with a faded-gray hood and the California license plate 8N84118.

Anyone with information to offer is urged to immediately contact the
Whittier Police Department at (562) 945-8249, or any other law
enforcement agency.

Whittier police are looking for a 13-year-old girl allegedly
abducted by her uncle, who is wanted on a parole violation and is
possibly armed with a gun, police said.
Cynthia Irene Hernandez is described as 5 feet 11 inches and weighs
240 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen
wearing a pink T-shirt, blue jean shorts, white shoes and brown frame
glasses.
She suffers from asthma and is without her medication, authorities said.
The alleged kidnapping occurred around 7 p.m. Friday outside the
girl’s home in the 6300 block of Pickering Avenue, police said. The
girl's uncle, Juan Cuella Hernandez, and her mother were involved in an
argument outside over child care, the Whittier Police Department said
in their blog.
When the argument escalated, Juan Hernandez allegedly grabbed his
teenage niece and pushed her inside his two-door black 1994
Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck with a California license plate
8N84118. Hernandez then drove off in an unknown direction, police said.

Hernandez, 45, is 5 feet 10 inches and weighs 240 pounds. He was
last seen wearing gray slacks and a green long sleeve button-up shirt.
Hernandez has the letter “B” tattooed on his left upper chest and a
tower on his upper left arm. The girl’s uncle is also wanted for a
parole violation.
Family members told police officers that Hernandez owns a .38-caliber semi-automatic handgun and may be armed.
Anyone with information can call the Whittier Police Department at (562) 945-8249. Callers can remain anonymous.

A 13-year-old Southern
California girl who police say was abducted by her uncle has been
returned safely to her family and her uncle is under arrest. Officer
Jason Zuhlke of the Whittier Police Department says Cynthia Hernandez
was found Saturday night at about 9 p.m. in San Dimas, about 25 miles
from where she went missing Friday night. An Amber Alert had
been issued for Hernandez, who police said was taken by 45-year-old
Juan Hernandez after an argument with the girl's mother Friday night. Police
say authorities found Juan Hernandez and the girl when he stopped to
get gas Saturday night. They took Juan Hernandez into custody and
returned Cynthia Hernandez to her family.