Amber alert resolved, two Broward babies are safe after father takes them, cops say
.jpg "The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Devante McLendon Sr., 23, may have taken the two children — Lei’Loni McLendon, 4-months-old, and Devante McLendon Jr., 1 — from Fort Lauderdale Saturday.")
A Florida Amber alert was issued Saturday for two Broward children, a 4-month-old girl and 1-year-old boy, who were taken by their father from their mother after a domestic dispute, police say.
Around 4 p.m., the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said Devante McLendon Sr., 23, may have taken the two children — Lei’Loni McLendon, 4-months old, and Devante McLendon Jr., 1 — from Fort Lauderdale.
Fort Lauderdale police said McLendon Sr. took the kids from their home in the area of 1300 block of Northeast Fifth Avenue after a domestic dispute.
The FDLE announced an hour later that the children were found safe and that the situation “has been resolved.”
Saturday’s Amber Alert comes only days after an alert was issued for a 2-year old Homestead girl after her father, who did not have custody, took her.
Police later found the girl, Jesmine Cedillo-Ramirez, in good condition in an abandoned car. Police were still looking for the father, Diego Cedillo-Hernandez, who was wanted for allegedly abusing the girl’s mother.
This story was originally published November 16, 2019 at 4:34 PM.
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