UPDATE: At 9:35 p.m., the Clay County Sheriff’s Office reported that the children had been found safe in Sanborn:
The three reported missing children from the Clay County Amber Alert have been located and are safe at this time. The three children showed up at an address in Sanborn, Iowa, where they were abandoned. Officers from O’Brien County responded to the Sanborn home and stood by until Clay County authorities arrived. The Department of Human Services assisted in the placement of these children and took them to an undisclosed location. The mother of the children, Danica Arzaga, is still at large and we are seeking information as to her whereabouts, for questioning. She is believed to be still operating the Maroon 2003 Cadillac Sedan, 4 door, with Iowa license plate number 561-XEY.
The Clay County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigations, Iowa State Patrol, State Fire Marshal, Iowa Division of Narcotics Enforcement, Spencer Police Department, Department of Human Services, Sanborn Police Department, the O’Brien County Sheriff’s Office, and multiple Law Enforcement Agencies in Minnesota.
Chief Deputy Zach Larsen
Clay County Sheriff’s Office
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Original story, posted 4:34 p.m., Tuesday, September 19th:
Royal, Iowa — An Amber Alert was issued for northwest Iowa and southern Minnesota on Tuesday afternoon, September 19th.
The alert said that three white girls were abducted at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday from Royal, Iowa. Royal is a mile south and seventeen miles east of Primghar. It said the girls are ages 8, 8, and 4.
Authorities say they believe the vehicle used in the abduction was a 2003 Maroon 4-door Cadillac CTS with the Iowa license plate 5 6 1 X E Y. They think the vehicle may have been in northwest Iowa or in Minnesota.
The Amber Alert says that all abductors should be considered dangerous, and to call 9-1-1 if you see the vehicle.
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Text of Amber Alert:
URGENT – CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY
IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DES MOINES IA
344 PM CDT TUE SEP 19 2017
…A CHILD ABDUCTION EMERGENCY HAS BEEN ISSUED…
THIS IS AN AMBER ALERT. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT A CHILD HAS BEEN ABDUCTED AND THE LIFE OF THE CHILD IS IN DANGER.
REPEATING…THIS IS AN AMBER ALERT. IOWA LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS DETERMINED THAT A CHILD HAS BEEN ABDUCTED AND THE LIFE OF THE CHILD IS IN DANGER.
AN AMBER ALERT IS IN EFFECT FOR IOWA. HERE IS SPECIFIC INFORMATION REGARDING THE AMBER ALERT. THE CHILDREN WERE ABDUCTED ON SEPTEMBER 19, 2017 AT 730 AM FROM ROYAL, IOWA.
THE SUSPECT VEHICLE USED IN THIS ABDUCTION WAS A 2003 MAROON 4-DOOR CADILLAC CTS BEARING THE FOLLOWING IOWA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER: 5 6 1 X E Y. THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY TRAVELING IN NORTHWEST IOWA OR MINNESOTA.
THE CHILDREN ARE 3 WHITE FEMALES AGES 8, 8, AND 4.
REPEATING…THE SUSPECT VEHICLE USED IN THIS ABDUCTION WAS A 2003 MAROON 4 DOOR CADILLAC CTS BEARING THE FOLLOWING IOWA LICENSE PLATE NUMBER: 5 6 1 X E Y. THE VEHICLE WAS POSSIBLY TRAVELING IN NORTHWEST IOWA OR MINNESOTA.
ALL ABDUCTORS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED DANGEROUS.
TO REPORT INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ABDUCTION OF THIS CHILD DIAL 9 1 1.
