FITCHBURG, MASS. (WHDH) - Fitchburg police are searching for a woman and her five children.
Ruth Encarnacion and her children — Alexander, 10, Alexandro, 9, Alonzo, 5, Abigail, 4, and Adonis, 9 months — have been reported missing, according to the Fitchburg Police Department.
Encarnacion and her kids are believed to be accompanied by Isael Rivera, police said. Police have obtained warrants for five counts of custodial kidnapping of a minor by a relative against Encarnacion and Rivera.
According to police, the two adults and five children are traveling in a black 2018 Infiniti QX60, which has the Massachusetts license plate 5GCX18.
Fitchburg police say they received a missing person’s report regarding Encarnacion on Monday and began an investigation. The Department of Children and Families (DCF) later reported her five children missing on Wednesday.
The Worcester County District Attorney’s Office is also investigating.
Anyone with information about their whereabouts is asked to call Fitchburg police at 978-345-4355.
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