UPDATE: Dallas-area children found safe after Amber Alert

UPDATE: The two children have been found, according to DPS.

They were found safe in the city of Yoakum and the investigation is ongoing, the Wilmer Police Department said.


WILMER, Texas (KETK) – An Amber Alert has been issued for two Dallas-area children on Monday, who were last seen in Wilmer around 9 a.m.

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According to DPS, Jazlyn Mendez, 9, and Jionny Mendez, 5, were last seen on the 5900 block of S I-45 in Wilmer.

Jazlyn and Jionny are Hispanic children with brown eyes and hair. Jazlyn is 4’0 and weighs 100 pounds. Jionny is 3’0 and weighs 60 pounds.

Jionny Mendez, 5 and Jazlyn Mendez, 9,
Jionny Mendez, 5 and Jazlyn Mendez, 9,

The suspect of the abduction is Jaquelyn Hernandez, 26. Hernandez is a Hispanic woman with brown eyes and hair.

Suspect: Jaquelyn Hernandez, Courtesy of DPS
Suspect: Jaquelyn Hernandez, Courtesy of DPS

Officials are looking for a gray 2013 Dodge Challenger with a Texas license plate TGF1548.

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