NV Amber Alert Canceled; Focus On CA
Claire Tourand Suspected Of Abducting Her 4 Children, Deputies Say
POSTED: 6:23 am MST July 12,
2009
UPDATED: 10:07 am MST July 13,
2009
PHOENIX -- An Amber Alert originally issued for Arizona, California and Nevada over the weekend has been canceled in Nevada, authorities said.The alert was issued for mother who deputies believe abducted her four children after she failed to show up for a custody meeting with social service officials.An arrest warrant was issued Saturday for Claire Tourand, 34, said Brooke Keast, spokeswoman for Washoe County, Nevada, sheriff's department .A family court judge has also issued an order for the return of the children.Washoe County investigators in Reno said they believe Tourand may be headed for Mexico with her children and is no longer in northern Nevada.Keast said Tourand may be heading to Mexico in a white 1998 Mercury Sable, license plate 369 SDH.Keast said investigators are receiving numerous leads from Southern California.The children -- Ivan, Jakelyne, Megan and Tyson Mata-Martinez -- are aged 4 to 9. The judge said there is immediate risk of harm to them.Ivan Mata-Martinez is 4 feet tall and weighs about 80 pounds.Jakelyne Mata-Martinez is 3 feet tall and weighs about 60 pounds.Megan Mata-Martinez is 2 feet 10 inches tall and weighs about 55 pounds.Tyson Mata-Martinez is 2 feet 6 inches and weighs about 48 pounds.Claire Tourand is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs about 220 pounds. She has a large build, with brown hair and hazel eyes.People with information are urged to contact the Washoe County, Nevada, sheriff's department at 775-328-3320 or 775-784-8090.
- ELSEWHERE ON KPHO.COM: A Prescott man will spend time in federal prison for living in the Tonto National Forest, authorities said.
Read More: Man Gets Prison For Living In Forest - MORE SLIDESHOWS: For images from the bizarre to the tragic to breaking news, visit the KPHO.com slideshow section and click away!
Copyright 2010 by KPHO.com. The Associated Press contributed to this report. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
