Police Seek Sun Valley Parents Under Investigation for Alleged Child Neglect

Police Seek Sun Valley Parents Under Investigation for Alleged Child Neglect
A Los Angeles Police Department vehicle in downtown Los Angeles on Nov. 6, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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LOS ANGELES—Police asked the public for help Dec. 27 in finding a Sun Valley couple who are under investigation for alleged neglect of their three children and narcotics abuse.

The couple’s youngest child, Legend Avalos, tested positive for cocaine along with the baby’s mother when the child was born on Dec. 2, accoridng to the authorities.

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services sought a court order to place the children of Luis Avalos and Arely Anaya in protective custody. The couple’s other two children are 4-year-old Prince Anaya and 5-year-old King Anaya.

Police asked the public for help Dec. 27, 2021, in finding a Sun Valley couple, Luis Avalos (L) and Arely Anaya (R), who are under investigation for alleged neglect of their three children and narcotics abuse. (Courtesy of Los Angeles Police Department)
Police asked the public for help Dec. 27, 2021, in finding a Sun Valley couple, Luis Avalos (L) and Arely Anaya (R), who are under investigation for alleged neglect of their three children and narcotics abuse. Courtesy of Los Angeles Police Department

According to the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), the parents were made aware of the department’s intention to remove their children from the home and no longer responded to phone calls, nor answered their door for social workers.

On Monday, the department spoke with detectives from the LAPD’s Foothill juvenile division and said they were seeking a court order and an arrest warrant for the parents. The LAPD responded to the family’s residence in the 8900 block of Haddon Avenue in Sun Valley, but neither the parents nor the children were located.

Witnesses told authorities that the parents fled with the children on Thursday with a possible destination of Reno, Nevada.

Anyone who has seen the family or has any information regarding their whereabouts was asked to contact the LAPD’s Foothill division at 818-756-8861.

During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 877-527-3247. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit www.lacrimestoppers.org.
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