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PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WSET) — Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an Amber Alert for a child abduction on behalf of the Portsmouth Police Department.
Have you seen 5y/o Dominique Jarvis & 1y/o Messiah Jarvis? They were abducted by their mom, 24y/o Asia Jarvis today. Call 393-5300 w/ info pic.twitter.com/Gsy49RxFWr
— PortsmouthPD (@PortsmouthPD) April 14, 2017
Police are looking for:
Dominique Eugene Jarvis, 5, who is 2’10”, 32 pounds with brown hair and eyes, last seen wearing a blue/red shirt, and pajama pants.
Messiah Khyon Jones-Jarvis, 1, who is 2’6″, 30 pounds, with brown eyes and braided hair.
Police said the two children are believed to be in extreme danger and were last seen at a home on Carrington Crescent in Portsmouth.
They were likely abducted by Asia Dominique Jarvis, 24, who is 5’8″, 215 pounds, with brown eyes and hair; police say Asia is the two children’s mother.
According to WVEC, in Virginia Beach, the father has custody of the two children and he received a message from their mother that caused him to worry and contact police.
If you see them, contact the Portsmouth Police Department at 757-393-5300 or State Police at 1-800-822-4453 (1-800-VACHILD).
Police said Asia Jarvis has made threats to kill both children; she claimed she would shoot the children if the father did not give her money.
Asia currently has two warrants on file for felony abduction.