Florida woman lied about Amber Alert, police say

Kids were in Houston the whole time

Brian Mejias, 7, and Gabriela Mejias, 6.

HOUSTON – Two children who were the subject of what police said was a fake Amber Alert in Florida were found safe Friday in Houston, officials said.

An Amber Alert was issued Thursday or Brian Mejias, 7, and Gabriela Mejias, 6, after police said their mother claimed some men, who she hadn't known for very long and were part of a crime ring, took the children and threatened to harm them if she told police, according to authorities.

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Police said the mother told investigators that the children could possibly be traveling in a caravan of cars traveling toward Texas after they were last seen in the 900 block of Ohio Avenue in Live Oak, Florida. The woman said one of the vehicles could possibly be driven by a man named Melecio and occupied by a woman named Alexia.

All that information was false, however, according to police.

Authorities said the mother was arrested and accused of passing fake checks, then confessed to the story about her children.

Police said the kids were never in danger. Their mother told police the children live with their grandparents in Houston.

Police said they spoke with the children at their Houston-area elementary school and the principal said the two had been at school the whole morning.

Read more at News 6 partner KPRC-TV in Houston.


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