Michigan Amber Alert: Sturgis police are looking for 3 children abducted by father who is considered 'armed and dangerous'
Police say 5-year-old Chelsey Lopez, 4-year-old Matteo Nieves, and 2-year-old Aldo Cruz were abducted shortly after midnight
An Amber Alert has been issued for three children who are believed to have been abducted by their father on Thursday.
According to a domestic complaint received by the Sturgis Police Department, the father-of-three allegedly assaulted the mother at their home on Pioneer Street in Sturgis. The mother reportedly fled the home after the incident and immediately called 911 from a gas station nearby. Michigan State Police was contacted by the Sturgis Police Department regarding the Amber Alert at 12:16 a.m.
The father, 37-year-old Fernando Mendoza Cruz, is said to have fled with the children while the mother was trying to contact the police. The descriptions of the three missing kids are below: