RANDI N AND VANESSA A MARTINEZ - 2 and 5 yo - Willows CA

AMBER ALERTS


March 9, 2012

Amber Alert issued for missing Glenn County girls


A statewide Amber Alert has been issued for two children taken this morning from Willows, Glenn County.


The two small children, ages 2 and 5, may be with Leonard Dale Tuttle
Jr., 30, an American Indian, who is 6 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 360
pounds. Tuttle has a tattoo of lips on the left side of his neck and
feather and panther tattoos on his right arm.


He was last seen driving a white Mitsubishi Lancer with a California license plate of 5PIB347.


The children authorities want to find are Randi N. Martinez, a
two-year-old girl and Vanessa A. Martinez, a five-year-old. Both are
American Indians with brown hair and brown eyes.


Anyone who spots them are asked to call the Willows Police Department at (530) 934-3456.

http://blogs.sacbee.com/crime/archives/2012/03/amber-alert-issued-for-missing-glen-county-girls.html

FOUND

UPDATE: Kidnap suspect arrested; children safe
Friday, Mar 9 2012, 3:55 pm

The Covelo man who reportedly kidnapped the two children of his former girlfriend today has been arrested and the children have been returned home safely.

Leonard Dale Tuttle Jr., 30, was arrested shortly before 3 p.m.

The children, Randi Nylaya Martinez, 2, and Vanessa Autumn Martinez, 5, are back with their mother, officials said.

Willows police received a call about 11 a.m. from Nancy Martinez, who reported that her children had been taken about 9:30 by her former boyfriend.

That man was identified as Tuttle, who is not the children’s father.

An Amber Alert was immediately issued. It was called off shortly before 3 p.m.

Martinez reported that she and Tuttle had been in a relationship in Covelo, but she had fled the area about a week ago, returning to Willows to stay with family.

“Reportedly, Tuttle arrived in Willows (Thursday) night and they discussed a reunification of the relationship. Martinez said she refused,” Willows police Chief Bill Spears said in a statement.

“This morning, at approximately 9:30 a.m., Tuttle was visiting with the children at her family’s home. While she was distracted,” the police statement reads, “he left with the children to reportedly buy them each a gift at Walmart in Willows.”

Family checked the store and area parks, but Tuttle and the children were not found.

Martinez reported that Tuttle did have a history of violence, Spears reported.
http://www.corning-observer.com/news/willows-11477-kidnapped-martinez.html