AMBER ALERT SUSPECT DANIEL PEREZ TAKEN INTO CUSTODY; CHILDREN SAFE

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December 11, 2014 (Santee) – Amber Alert suspect Daniel Perez was taken into custody this morning following a chase across East County, with his four children safe. According to CHP, Daniel Perez, 43, of Montebello, and his four sons was in his 2014 Toyota Camry and stopped on the onramp from State Route 52 to Highway 67 in Santee by barricades.

El Cajon Police SWAT officers, along with California Highway Patrol officers and Sheriff's deputies,

The four boys ages 6,8, 9 and 11 and their father were last seen Dec. 5, which prompted an Amber Alert on Thursday.

Perez is described by authorities as a person of interest in the killing of his wife, whose body was found in the trunk of a car owned by the family.

View dramatic video as SWAT officers stop the vehicle and rescue the children at ECM news partner 10 News:  http://www.10news.com/news/amber-alert-issued-for-4-missing-montebello-b...

 


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