A search continues for two children, 10 and 11 years old, who remain missing as of 3 p.m. June 10 when the family said they had left to take a bus to a Jacksonville park on Benedict Road in northern Westside area.
The Sheriff’s Office issued a “Missing Endangered Children” alert with their photos about 6:30 a.m. June 11 stating the family reported them missing at 3:40 a.m. The family said the searched for them when they failed to return home after leaving the home in the 2800 block of Lippia Road at 3 p.m. a day earlier.
The Sheriff’s Office is asking anyone who lives in this area to check any cameras, vehicles and property for the children.
Here’s a map showing where Taylor Muller, 11, and Brooklyn Albertie, 10, were reported last seen June 10 after leaving for a Jacksonville park, according to the family.
Both girls are Black, Brooklyn being 10 and Taylor 11.
The Sheriff’s Office described Brooklyn as having brown eyes and black hair wearing a black T-shirt with a white logo on the front and gray shorts.
Taylor is described as having brown eyes and black “afro back rubber band” hair wearing pink and blue shorts and a black hoodie with an unknown logo on front.
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Anyone having seen or who knows the whereabouts of Taylor and Brooklyn is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at (904) 630-0500 or 911.
The Times-Union has requested the missing person report to try to learn more.
Why hasn’t an AMBER alert been issued?
Thus far the criteria for an AMBER (America’s Missing: Broadcast Emergency Response) alert hasn’t been met.
These alerts are issued when a child may have been kidnapped or abducted.
According to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the following criteria must be met to activate an alert:
The child is younger than the age of 18.
Law enforcement has a well-founded belief, based on an active investigation, that a kidnapping has occurred.
Law enforcement has a well-founded belief, based on an active investigation, that the child is in imminent danger of death or serious bodily injury.
There is a detailed description of the child and or the abductor/vehicle to broadcast the public.
The law enforcement agency of jurisdiction recommends activation.
This article originally appeared on Florida Times-Union: Jacksonville police issue alert for two missing children