New York authorities issued an Amber Alert on Friday for a toddler whose mother was found dead upstate this week.
Authorities are investigating the abduction of little Owen Hidalgo-Calderon, who was last seen on Joy Road in Sodus, NY, at about 9:50 a.m. May 16, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office.
“The child was taken under circumstances that lead [sic] police to believe that they are in imminent danger of serious physical harm and or death,” the Amber Alert read.
Owen, 14 months old, was described as approximately 2 feet tall and weighing about 30 pounds. He is known to need asthma medication.
According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, the body of the boy’s mother, 18-year-old Selena Hidalgo-Calderon, was found in a bag Thursday in a wooded area near an apple orchard in Sodus, where she reportedly worked.
She had been missing for a week.
Her boyfriend, Everado Reyes, was then arrested on charges of tampering with physical evidence.
Police continued their search for Owen on Friday.
With Post wires
SODUS, N.Y. (WROC) - An Amber Alert has been issued in the search for a missing baby in Wayne County.
Friday morning, crews have once again descended on a Wayne County farm to search for the 14-month-old baby after his mother's body was recovered.
Selena Hidalgo-Calderon
Thursday, deputies said they had recovered the body of 18-year-old Selena Hidalgo-Calderon. Deputies said the body was found in a wooded area behind a home on Joy Road in Sodus where Selena was living with her boyfriend Alberto Ebarado Gutierrez-Reyes.
Selena and her 14-month-old son Owen were reported missing Sunday, May 20.
Deputies say trail cameras captured Gutierrez-Reyes walking in and out of the same woods on May 17 carrying a shovel. Deputies say he later admitted to burying Selena Hidalgo-Calderon, but said he didn't kill her.
Alberto Ebarado Gutierrez-Reyes
Right now, Gutierrez-Reyes is charged with tampering with evidence. Deputies say he could face further charges after the results of a autopsy are released.
As for Owen, deputies say the baby is still missing and presumed dead. In the Amber Alert, officials say the sheriff's department is investigating "a child abduction on Joy Road." It's not clear why the alert was issued Friday.
Friday morning, an RTS bus brought more than a 100 volunteers who are assisting in the search for the baby.
Anyone with information on the case is asked to call the Wayne County Sheriff's Office at 315-946-9711.
The boy may have last been seen with Ebavardo Gutierrez Reyes (right).
What to Know An Amber Alert was issued Friday for Owen Hidalgo-Calderon, who was abducted from Sodus, New York, nine days ago
He was taken "under circumstances that lead police to believe that he is in imminent danger of serious physical harm and or death"
The boy's mother, who had been missing a week, was found dead on an NY farm Thursday where she is thought to have worked
Police in western New York are searching for a 14-month-old boy after his mother's body was found in a bag hidden in the woods a week after she had been reported missing.
An Amber Alert was issued Friday for Owen Hidalgo-Calderon, who was abducted from Sodus, New York, nine days ago "under circumstances that lead police to believe that he is in imminent danger of serious physical harm and or death," according to the New York State Police bulletin.
The Wayne County Sheriff's office said 18-year-old Selena Hidalgo-Calderon's body was found Thursday at a farm in Sodus where she is thought to have worked. She had been missing for a week.
Her boyfriend, Ebavardo Reyes, was arrested on charges of tampering with physical evidence.
State Police say the child may have been last seen with Reyes; it's not clear where he is now, though, and attorney information for him wasn't available.
Meanwhile, police are continuing to search the area east of Rochester for little Hidalgo-Calderon. He has short, brown hair and brown eyes. He is about 2 feet tall and weighs about 30 pounds; he also needs asthma medication.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Wayne County Sheriffs Department at 866-NYS-AMBER or 911.
Rebecca Fuentes of the Workers' Center of Central New York told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that Hidalgo-Calderon was from Guatemala and was being deported. She says the mother was in the process of applying for asylum.
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