Authorities were investigating Tuesday the possible abduction of three grandchildren of Southern California U.S. Rep. Gary Miller.
The children were reported missing about 1:30 p.m. Monday from their Diamond Bar residence east of Los Angeles, sheriff’s officials said.
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“We are looking into the disappearance of the children,” sheriff’s spokesman Steve Whitmore said.
The three – ages 8, 6 and 6 – were believed to be with their “non-custodial mother,” said sheriff’s spokeswoman Deputy Aura Sierra.
The mother was identified as Jennifer Dejongh. Investigators suspect that Dejongh, who also uses the name Jennifer Lopez, might travel to Las Vegas or another Nevada area, according to sheriff’s officials.
The children’s parents are divorced and appeared to be in a custody dispute, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reported.
Messages left with Miller’s Washington office were not immediately returned Tuesday morning.
Miller, 59, was first elected in 1998 to represent the 42nd Congressional District, which includes the communities of Diamond Bar, Brea, Chino and Chino Hills. The Republican lawmaker has three sons and a daughter.
