The VALENTINE CHILDREN - Las Cruces NM

The Dona Ana County Sheriff's
Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a woman and
her four children missing since September 29, 2009.

A warrant
has been issued for the arrest of SYLVIA M. BARRETT, age 32, of the
3115 block of Camino Real, Las Cruces, charging her with four counts of
Unlawful Interference with Custody, each a fourth degree felony. Bond
has been set at $50,000.00 cash.

BARRETT lost custody of her four children when she failed to show for a Custody hearing on September 29.



The children, CHARLES (Charlie) VALENTINE, age 14, JOSHUA (Josh) VALENTINE,
age 7, MARCUS VALENTINE, age 14 and MADILYNN (Madi) VALENTINE, age 9,
may be in the company of their mother and an adult male and may be
driving a 1997 Plymouth Voyager, teal in color, displaying New Mexico
License Plate JXG 709.

It is believed they may still be in Las Cruces or the surrounding area.

Anyone
with information should contact Investigator Michael Williams at
575.525.8810, Central Dispatch at 575.526.0795 or the National Center
for Missing & Exploited Children at 1-800-843-5678
(1-800-THE-LOST).

Per NCMEC, Charles Valentine and his siblings missing from Las Cruces, NM, has been recovered. Thank you