Four young children from Reseda have not been seen since Monday, when they were last spotted with a 31-year-old woman near Reseda Park, prompting an Endangered Missing Advisory that now stretches across five Southern California counties. The missing children — 1-year-old Rayana Mirova, 2-year-old Maryam Mirova, 5-year-old Zuhui Mirzoda and 9-year-old Anas Mirova — were reportedly with 31-year-old Mehrangez Sangalieva, and investigators say the group may be traveling together in a gray 2011 Toyota Prius.
The advisory was activated for Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties, according to MyNewsLA.com, which reported that the California Highway Patrol issued the alert on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department. The four children were last seen with Sangalieva on Monday in the 6600 block of Reseda Boulevard near Kittridge Street and Reseda Park, per the same account, and Rayana was reportedly seen with her biological mother at the time.
Descriptions of the Missing Children
Rayana was described as a 2-foot-tall girl weighing approximately 20 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, the outlet reported. Maryam was described as a 3-foot-tall girl weighing approximately 60 pounds, also with brown hair and brown eyes. Zuhui was described as a girl with brown hair and brown eyes, while Anas was described as a 4-foot-2-inch-tall boy weighing 60 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes, the report noted.
Authorities identified Sangalieva as a 5-foot-5-inch-tall woman weighing 155 pounds, also with brown hair and brown eyes. Investigators believe she and the children are traveling in a gray 2011 Toyota Prius bearing California license plate 6SWK678, the article states.
What Triggers an Endangered Missing Advisory
The alert used in this case differs from an Amber Alert. According to the California Highway Patrol, an Endangered Missing Advisory is available to law enforcement agencies investigating the suspicious disappearance of at-risk missing children or other endangered persons, including people who are developmentally or cognitively impaired, abducted, or otherwise unable to care for themselves, as the seed report also noted.
How to Report Information
Anyone with information has been urged to call 911 or the LAPD's West Valley Division at 818-374-7611, with non-business-hours calls directed to 877-527-3247, according to the report. Anonymous tipsters can also call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
