After nearly three weeks of concerted efforts by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department and the public, four brothers who vanished from Palmdale have been found safe. According to KTLA, the siblings, ranging from 2 to 5 years old, were located Saturday afternoon. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed the children had last been seen on July 1 around 2 p.m. in the 800 block of East Avenue P-12 in Palmdale and were believed to be heading to the Mojave area in Kern County at the time they disappeared.
In a turn of events, the children were found at a family member's house in California City, ABC7 reported. Details surrounding the exact circumstances of their recovery have not been released, but the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has stated that the boys have been placed in the care of the Department of Children and Family Services. Adding to the complexity of the case, the parents of the children have been arrested on charges unrelated to the boys' disappearance following a missed court date which consequently prompted DCFS to initiate the search.
The missing children were identified as 4-year-old Kase Brown, who has Down syndrome, his twin brother 4-year-old Kai Brown, 2-year-old Kay'den Brown, and the eldest, 5-year-old Koen Brown. An alert had been particularly focused on Kase due to his condition, with sheriff's officials noting that he has brown hair and brown eyes, and was wearing a white diaper when last seen, according to Hoodline. Kai, Kay'den, and Koen were also provided with specific descriptions to aid the public in their identification.
The search efforts included the deployment of the Aero Bureau and involved deputy personnel, as cited in a post by the Los Angeles County Sheriffs. The sheriff's department expressed gratitude to all parties involved, including the media and the public, for their tireless efforts in locating the children. Contact information had been disseminated for anyone with knowledge about the boys' whereabouts, but with the children now found, the focus shifts to the investigation of the circumstances that led to their initial disappearance and subsequent recovery.
