On Saturday, Aug 15, around 8:37 p.m., Arcadia Police responded to the call of a missing three-year-old at Westfield Santa Anita Mall located at 400 S. Baldwin Avenue. Officers contacted the reporting party, the great-aunt, who stated that the mother only has visitation rights. The child was last seen in the company of the mother at a bus stop in the mall parking lot.
A broadcast of the description to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was conducted. On Aug 16, 2015, at approximately 2:20 a.m., a Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff located the child and mother at Union Station in Los Angeles. The child was in good condition and unharmed. Suspect Melissa Barrios was arrested for kidnapping and is currently being booked at the Arcadia Police Department jail with a bail amount set at $150,000.
Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5151. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the tip web page at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.