An Amber Alert was issued for three kids who were taken from a Whittier apartment complex. The kids have since been located and the father detained by police. (KABC Photo)
WHITTIER, Calif. (KABC) -- Three kids were found safely after being abducted by their father from a Whittier apartment complex Monday. The father was in police custody Monday night.
Jeremy Leon, Lance Leon and Danielle Leon were abducted around 2 p.m. Monday. They were located shortly after 7 p.m.
Daniel Leon, 29, was located and arrested by police, accused of kidnapping his three kids and threatening to kill them and himself.
Leon is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, and has a shaved head. He was last seen wearing black shorts, a gray T-shirt and black shoes.
He was driving a black 2000 four-door Dodge Intrepid, with California license plates 4LQY818. The car has damage to the right front fender and yellow paint on the left rear bumper.
Jeremy Leon is a 6-month-old Hispanic male, bald, with black eyes. The infant was wearing an orange sweater with Mickey Mouse on the front and gray pants with a baseball glove design.
Lance Leon is a 1-year-old Hispanic male, 3 feet tall, 21 pounds, with brown hair and black eyes. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeve pajama top, blue pants with a green stripe and brown shoes.
Danielle Leon is a 4-year-old Hispanic female, 3 feet 6 inches tall, 50 pounds, with brown hair and black eyes. She was last seen wearing a brown shirt with monkeys on the front and pink Converse shoes.
Police say the suspect has a history of violence.
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