The Four MADRIGAL Children - 6 -12 yo - Forest Park/ Atlanta GA

The sister of a man wanted in connection with the disappearance of his four children from their Forest Park home tells Channel 2 Action News that the youngsters' safety is not at risk – contrary to what police have been saying.


Forest Park Police Dept.
Geneicey Madrigal (left) , 6 and Michael Allen Madrigal (right) ,
9 and two siblings are subjects of a Levi's Call issued Tuesday after
they vanished from their mother's apartment.
They are believed to have been
taken by their biological father, Francisco Madrigal, 36.


Forest Park Police Dept.
Jose Javier Madrigal (left) , 12 and Francisco Benjamin Madrigal (right)
, 10 and two of their siblings are the subjects of a Levi's Call issued
Tuesday after they disappeared from their mother's Forest Park
apartment. They are believed to be with their biological father,
Francisco Madrigal, 36.


Forest Park Police Dept

Francisco Madrigal, 36, is wanted by Forest Park police
in connection with the disappearance Monday of his four young children
from the apartment of their mother, his ex-girlfriend.

“The kids are not in danger. I promise that,” Elsa Madrigal said.

Her brother, Francisco Madrigal, 36, is identified in a Levi’s call
issued Tuesday as having taken his four children, ages 6 to 12 years
old, from his ex-girlfriend Miriam Rivera. They are the biological
parents of the children but never married, police said.

Police told Channel 2 that Elsa Madrigal may be traveling with her
brother and the children, but the TV station contacted the woman through
her cell phone, and she denied it.

She said she was in Georgia this weekend and had left with her
boyfriend to drive back to Texas, but she was now returning to this
state to meet with police.

In a news release issued Tuesday afternoon, Forest Park police said
that “recent domestic-related issues” between the children’s parents led
to what investigators described as a kidnapping.

Police identified the children as Geneicey Madrigal, 6; Michael Allen
Madrigal, 10; Francisco Benjamin Madrigal, 10, and Jose Javier Madrigal, 12.

The investigation began shortly after 8 p.m. Monday when the Forest
Park officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Rock Cut Road in the
Sheraton House Apartments, police said. There, Rivera told officers that
her ex-boyfriend had taken her four children without her consent.

The suspect had been seen with the youngsters at the Willow Park
Apartments nearby and may be driving a brown Chevrolet Tahoe with an
unknown Indiana license plate, or a white Ford Explorer.

Family members told Channel 2 the father and children could be headed to Texas, Indiana, Tennessee or Detroit.

Francisco Madrigal was described as about 5 feet 4 inches tall,
weighing 130 pounds, with dark hair and tattoos: A scorpion on his right
hand, the name “Miriam” on his chest and a rose on his upper left arm.

“Francisco has exhibited some violent behavior in the past, therefore the children are considered to be in danger,” police said.

Anyone with information about the incident or the whereabouts of the
man and children is asked to contact the Forest Park Police Department, 404-366-4141.
http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/aunt-denies-4aunt-denies-4-missing-1179474.html

FOREST PARK, Ga. - The search continues for four young children on Wednesday believed to have been kidnapped by their father.
Information
on the Levi's Call is being spread all over the country and police want
people to take a good look at billboards all over metro Atlanta
highways.
Worried family members awaited any word on four
children believed to have been kidnapped from an apartment complex in
Forest Park.

Six-year old Geneicy, 9-year old Michael, 10-year
old Francisco and 12-year old Jose Madrigal have all been missing since
Monday and authorities believe their father 36-year old Francisco
Madrigal took the children with him after an argument with their mother.


Madai Rivera, the children's aunt, tells FOX 5 that her sister
left the children with her while she worked. She says one of the boys
had been talking to his father and seemed upset.

A day later the four children were gone.
Authorities
believe Francisco Madrigal's sister Elsa may be with the children as
well and they are looking for two vehicles -- a white Ford Explorer or a
brown Chevy Tahoe.
"I just hope they bring the kids back safe,
they need to be with their mom. They're better off with their mom
instead of being out there on the street scared. I just hope they bring
them home," said neighbor Crystal Moyet.
Anyone who has any
information on the whereabouts of these children or the brown Chevy
Tahoe or white Ford Explorer with either a Georgia or Indiana license
plate is asked to contact the Forest Park Police Department at
404-608-2366, or call 911 immediately.
Family members said they could be headed to Michigan, Indiana, or Houston, Texas.
PHOTOS:

MICHAEL MADRIGAL FRANCISCO MADRIGAL


JOSE MADRIGAL GENEICEY MADRIGAL


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Wednesday morning four Forest Park children, allegedly abducted by their father, remained missing.

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children issued a nationwide Amber Alert Tuesday night.

The nationwide alert follows a statewide Levi's Call issued earlier Tuesday by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.

http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/father-of-four-missing-1182045.html
Father of four missing kids charged with kidnapping

By Christian Boone

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A Forest Park man who allegedly abducted his four children from their mother's apartment has been formally charged with kidnapping, police confirmed Thursday.
The whereabouts of Francisco Madrigal, 36, and the children are still not known. He was last seen shortly after 8 p.m. Monday leaving his ex-girlfriend's Forest Park apartment with their three sons and daughter, ages 6 to 12. Miriam Rivera, the mother of the missing kids, said he took them without her consent.

Forest Park police spokesman Maj. Chris Matson said calls have come in from several states since the Levi's Call alert was issued Tuesday.

"It's a good possibility" Madrigal left the state, he said. "We're tracking down several leads. Unfortunately, many of those leads end up conflicting."

Elsa Madrigal, the suspect's sister, told reporters Tuesday her nephews and niece are in no danger but authorities disagree. Matson said Francisco Madrigal has exhibited "violent behavior" in the past, including one incident three years ago involving his sister's two small children -- the same sister who's defending him now, Matson said.

According to police, Madrigal threw a brick through his sister's front door, sending shards of glass onto the floor that cut the feet of her children, ages 2 and 1. He plead guilty to cruelty to children and disorderly conduct and was ordered to complete an anger management class, Matson said.

"Any time you're dealing with a domestic situation like this you have to assume the children are in danger," he said.

Madrigal, who also faces charges of interference with custody, has made contact with his ex-girlfriend since Monday, Matson said, but he did not disclose their whereabouts. Family members said he could be headed to Texas, Indiana, Tennessee or Michigan.

The suspect is described as about 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with dark hair and tattoos including a scorpion on his right hand, the name “Miriam” on his chest and a rose on his upper left arm. He's believed to be driving a brown Chevrolet Tahoe with an unknown Indiana license plate or a white Ford Explorer.

Police identified the children as Geneicey Madrigal, 6; Michael Allen Madrigal, 10; Francisco Benjamin Madrigal, 10, and Jose Javier Madrigal, 12.

Anyone with information about the incident or the whereabouts of the man and children is asked to contact the Forest Park Police Department at 404-366-4141.

http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/father-of-four-missing-1182045.html

JMO, but I wouldn't have charged him with kidnapping until they found him. The most important thing is to get those kids home safe and I don't see how that helps. Facing a long time in jail now, he might do something stupid and he's lees likely to just return the children and turn himself in.

Family: Missing Forest Park kids safe with father in Mexico

Updated: Sep 28, 2011 5:23 PM CDT

FOREST PARK, GA (CBS ATLANTA) -
Four missing Forest Park children are safe with their father in Mexico, according to a source.

Nearly three weeks ago, a nationwide Amber Alert was issued for Francisco Benjamin, 10, Michael Allen, 9, Jose Javier, 12, and Geneicey Madrigal, 6. The kids were last seen at an apartment complex at 1409 Rock Cut Road in Forest Park.

Police are looking for the childrens' father, 36-year-old Francisco Madrigal, in connection with their disappearance.

Wednesday, a family member told CBS Atlanta that Madrigal has the children in Mexico, and they are safe.

Police have not called off the nationwide Amber Alert.

Police believe Madrigal is driving a brown Chevy Tahoe with an unknown Georgia or Indiana license plate.

Madrigal has tattoos on his right hand (a scorpion), chest ("Miriam"), and upper arm (a rose).

If you have any information about the children, call Forest Park police at 404-366-4141.

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/story/15572389/family-missing-forest-park-kids-safe-with-father-in-mexico

UPDATE: CANCELED Amber Alert Forest Park, GA Children returned SAFE Date: 10/17/2011 17:16:14 EDT
A month after Levi's call, Madrigal kids home safe in Forest Park
Imagine a woman’s surprise when four young grandchildren she had
never met before – allegedly kidnapped by their father from their Forest
Park home -- showed up on her doorstep in Mexico.



Geneicey Madrigal (left) , 6 and Michael Allen Madrigal (right) , 9 and
two siblings are subjects of a Levi's Call issued Tuesday after they
vanished from their mother's apartment. They are believed to have been
taken by their biological father, Francisco Madrigal, 36.

Jose Javier Madrigal (left) , 12 and Francisco Benjamin Madrigal (right)
, 10 and two of their siblings are the subjects of a Levi's Call issued
Tuesday after they disappeared from their mother's Forest Park
apartment. They are believed to be with their biological father,
Francisco Madrigal, 36.


Francisco Madrigal, 36, is wanted by Forest Park police in connection
with the disappearance Monday of his four young children from the
apartment of their mother, his ex-girlfriend.

Now, a month after they disappeared, the children are home after a
harrowing, cross-country journey from Georgia to Mexico in the company
of Francisco Madrigal, wanted on a warrant for kidnapping out of Clayton County.

“We’re very relieved that the children of course were returned safely
and reunited with their mother,” Forest Park police Lt. James Delk said
in a phone interview Wednesday evening with the AJC.

Their father, Delk said, “had made threats that he would harm the children, but luckily he did not follow through with him.”

Madrigal, 36, was identified in a Levi’s call issued Sept. 13 as
having taken his four children from his ex-girlfriend Miriam Rivera.
They are the biological parents of the children, police said.

Police identified the children as Geneicey Madrigal, 6; Michael Allen
Madrigal, 9; Francisco Benjamin Madrigal, 10, and Jose Javier Madrigal, 12.

The investigation began the evening of Sept. 12, when Forest Park
officers were dispatched to the 1400 block of Rock Cut Road in the
Sheraton House Apartments. There, Rivera told officers that her
ex-boyfriend had taken her four children without her consent.
Delk said the father had traveled to Mexico and initially left the
children with his relatives before retrieving them, then dropping them
off at their maternal grandmother’s home in San Luis Potosi.

“Once the children were found, once the family down there found out
what was happening and (the father) had fled the United States, they
were very cooperative with taking care of the children and returning
them to their mother,” Delk said.

Relatives who live in Corpus Christi, Texas – who also had never met
the children before -- traveled to Mexico and returned the youngsters to
the United States on Sunday, then drove them back to Georgia. By
Wednesday afternoon, the kids were reunited with their mother.

In a news release issued Wednesday evening, Forest Park thanked six
agencies that helped police bring the Madrigal children home: the Clayton County
Sheriff’s Fugitive Squad, U.S. Marshals Service, GBI, FBI, Diplomatic
Security Services and National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

As for the children’s father, Delk said, his whereabouts are unknown.
But he remains a wanted man in Georgia. Unconfirmed reports last placed him in Mexico.
http://www.ajc.com/news/clayton/a-month-after-levis-1199653.html