AMBER Alert lifted after girl found safe, father arrested
Update: Girl found safe, father arrested for Child Abduction
The missing 1-year-old girl Lexi Segura has been found safe following an AMBER Alert issued out of Rancho Cucamunga Monday.
According to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, detectives were searching the area of Holt Boulevard and Monte Vista Avenue in Montclair when they saw a grey Chevy Malibu with a driver matching the description of the suspect; Lexi’s father, 38-year-old Daniel Segura.
Deputies stopped the suspect and Segura was booked at the West Valley Detention Center for child abduction. Authorities found a handgun on him at the time of the arrest.
Lexi was found in the vehicle and is in good condition, according to the sheriff’s department. She’s being reunited with her mother at this time.
The AMBER Alert was triggered after Lexi was abducted by her father at about 5:40 p.m. from a Rancho Cucamonga home in the 9500 block of Edelweiss Street. He had been seen driving a red Mitsubishi Galant when the AMBER Alert was first issued.
The California Highway Patrol assisted with the search for the missing girl.
KESQ and CBS Local 2 will deliver more details about the suspect’s charges as soon as they’re available.
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Monday’s original story:
The abduction of a one-year-old girl in Rancho Cucamonga Monday prompted the issuance of an Amber Alert including Riverside County.
The suspect vehicle was found Tuesday morning in Pomona, but there were no signs of the child or her father.
Lexi Segura was abducted about 5:30 p.m. by her father Daniel Segura, 38, who is believed to be armed and dangerous, authorities said.
The two were believed to be traveling in a red 2012 Mitsubishi Galant with the license plate 6WEE209.
Lexi is Hispanic, 3 feet tall, about 35 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a baby blue shirt with gold writing, blue jeans and pink shoes, authorities said.
Daniel Segura is Hispanic, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark T-shirt, a dark baseball cap and blue jeans, authorities said. He has numerous tattoos on his arms and neck.
Anyone who spots them was urged to call 911 or the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department at (866) 346-7635.
