Alma Beatriz Frias & 2 Kids [FOUND/ARRESTED/KIDS SAFE] 05/22/09, South El Monte CA

[sarahhod]

WANTED: Child Abuse Suspect Missing with her Children

KTLA News
May 23, 2009

http://www.ktla.com/media/photo/2009-05/47089111.jpg Alma Beatriz Frias is wanted on suspicion of abusing her children.


SOUTH EL MONTE -- Sheriff's deputies are searching for a San Gabriel Valley woman suspected of child abuse. The woman has disappeared with her two young daughters.

Alma Beatriz Frias, 29, of South El Monte, has a history of abusing her children, according to the Los Angeles County sheriff's department.

Deputies say after Frias was contacted by the Department of Children and Family Services regarding physical abuse to her two daughters, she fled the area on foot. Her location and the location of her two children is unknown.

Frias is apparently hiding with her 2-month-old and 2-year-old daughters. She is described as a female Hispanic, about 5-foot, 3-inches tall, weighing 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was living in the 1600 block of Bunker Avenue in South El Monte.

Deputies are asking anyone with information regarding Frias's whereabouts to call the Sheriff's Department at (866) 247-5877 and ask for Special Victims Bureau.

http://www.ktla.com/news/local/ktla-mother-child-abuse,0,7014855.story

[Roamer]

If they're on foot, hopefully someone will spot them soon.

[sarahhod]

Sure hope so Roamy. The lady is a real danger to her children and must be found asap, before those babies are hurt bad.

[TigressPen]

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/Cops_Searching_for_Child_Abuse_Suspect_20090523

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http://www.sgvtribune.com/ci_12438268

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http://www.examiner.com/x-7371-LA-Blended-Families-Examiner~y2009m5d23-Breaking-News-Child-abuse-suspect-at-large

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http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ktla-mother-child-abuse,0,7780688.story

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[TigressPen]

http://www.insidesocal.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=165&tag=alma%20frias%20child%20abuse%20vanish&limit=20&IncludeBlogs=165

SOUTH EL MONTE -- Authorities sought the public's help Saturday in finding a woman with a history of child abuse who disappeared along with her young daughters as officials investigated new allegations against her.

Alma Beatriz Frias of South El Monte and her 2-month-old and 2-year-old daughters went missing on May 15 after Frias fled her home, sheriff's officials said. Two possible birthdates were provided by sheriff's officials that indicate Frias is either 29 or 31.

Officials from the Department of Children and Family Services went to Frias' house in the 1600 block of Bunker Avenue to look into new allegations of child abuse and take her 2-year-old and 2-month-old daughters into protective custody, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Byron Ward said in a written statement.

"Upon their arrival, Frias ran from the residence without her daughters and has not been seen since," the statement said.

The daughters were not found inside the home, authorities said, and since they also have not been seen since May 15, they are presumed to be with Frias.

According to court records, a woman of the same name born on one of the birthdates provided by officials was convicted in late 2003 of child abuse causing great bodily injury or death.

Further details of the 2003 incident were not available Saturday.

The missing mother is now suspected of new acts of child abuse, Ward said.

The Sheriff's Department was asked to step into the investigation by DCFS officials in recent days, officials said.

Calls to the DCFS Saturday went unanswered.

The sheriff's detective handling the investigation also could not be reached for comment Saturday.

Frias is described as a Latina woman standing about 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Special Victims Bureau 24-hour tip line at (866) 247-5877.

[TigressPen]

If Alma fled alone on May 15, then where are her babies? This is scary.

[nomadpatti]

http://www.myfoxla.com/dpp/news/local/Cops_Searching_for_Child_Abuse_Suspect_20090523

The above link has video and is VERY disturbing!!

29 yo mother of 7 (5 taken because of abuse, for which she has spent time in prison) took off on foot when CPS arrived to take her 2 daughters. However, her daughters were not with her and they were not left in the home. Roomate has filed restraining order.......all according to link above.

I pray these children are safe!

[nomadpatti]

AND if this happened on the 15th, why are we just hearing about it now???? :madranting94dp:

[nomadpatti]

http://www.insidesocal.com/mt/mt-search.cgi?blog_id=165&tag=alma%20frias%20child%20abuse%20vanish&limit=20&IncludeBlogs=165

SOUTH EL MONTE -- Authorities sought the public's help Saturday in finding a woman with a history of child abuse who disappeared along with her young daughters as officials investigated new allegations against her.

Alma Beatriz Frias of South El Monte and her 2-month-old and 2-year-old daughters went missing on May 15 after Frias fled her home, sheriff's officials said. Two possible birthdates were provided by sheriff's officials that indicate Frias is either 29 or 31.

Officials from the Department of Children and Family Services went to Frias' house in the 1600 block of Bunker Avenue to look into new allegations of child abuse and take her 2-year-old and 2-month-old daughters into protective custody, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Byron Ward said in a written statement.

"Upon their arrival, Frias ran from the residence without her daughters and has not been seen since," the statement said.

The daughters were not found inside the home, authorities said, and since they also have not been seen since May 15, they are presumed to be with Frias.

According to court records, a woman of the same name born on one of the birthdates provided by officials was convicted in late 2003 of child abuse causing great bodily injury or death.

Further details of the 2003 incident were not available Saturday.

The missing mother is now suspected of new acts of child abuse, Ward said.

The Sheriff's Department was asked to step into the investigation by DCFS officials in recent days, officials said.
Calls to the DCFS Saturday went unanswered.

The sheriff's detective handling the investigation also could not be reached for comment Saturday.

Frias is described as a Latina woman standing about 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Sheriff's Special Victims Bureau 24-hour tip line at (866) 247-5877.

Thanks Tigress - this answers part of my question.
So why did DFACS wait so long to contact the Sherrif's department? :45024:

[sarahhod]

Missing mother and babies found in El Monte, mother suspected of child abuse

By Brian Day, Staff Writer
Posted: 05/27/2009 06:16:06 PM PDT



EL MONTE - Officials arrested a South El Monte woman with a history of child abuse Wednesday after she went missing for 12 days with her two young daughters.
Alma Beatriz Frias, 29, was booked on suspicion of child abuse and was being held in lieu of $100,000 bail at the sheriff's Temple Station, Sgt. Dan Scott of the sheriff's Special Victims Unit said.
During interviews after her arrest Wednesday, "(Frias) admitted kicking the 2-year-old and tossing the 2-month old in her crib," Scott said.
"I think it would shock anybody," he added.
The children were taken into protective custody and turned over to the County Department of Children and Family Services, Scott said.
"The children appeared to be in good health," he added.
DCFS officials will determine where to place the children, whether it be with other family members or in the foster system, the sergeant said.
"It's a relief that the children were found and they were unharmed," Scott said.
Frias, a mother of at least seven children, had not been seen since May 15 when she ran from her home during a visit from social workers, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Byron Ward said in a written statement. At the time, she was being investigated for an abuse allegation, authorities said.
When workers went inside the home, they couldn't find the children, so they presumed to be with their mother, officials said. The sheriff's Special Victims Unit was asked to join the investigation Friday, according to a Sheriff's Department statement.
The investigation led to a house in El Monte. Deputies didn't find Frias, however information gleaned from that visit led officials to a second El Monte home where Frias and the 2-month-old girl were found, Scott said.
Frias then told detectives her older daughter was at her grandmother's home in Baldwin Park, Scott said, and officials picked her up.
Investigators likely will not pursue any charges against the grandmother, he added.
Frias' had five other children taken away and served two years in state prison following a 2003 conviction of child abuse causing great bodily injury, according to Scott and court records. Further details of the 2003 incident were not available Wednesday. According to court records, Frias is due Friday for arraignment in El Monte Superior Court on Friday

http://www.sgvtribune.com/news/ci_12463355

[Amusedtdth]

Thank God! Now those children are safe. I fear though, that if given to a family memeber and they do not keep Mom locked up she may try this again. Better that she not know where her children are.
moo