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Alleged Parental Abduction in Scarborough
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Police Investigation and Search Operations
Officers responded to the call shortly after 11:30 a.m. and have since canvassed the neighbourhood, including a nearby Children’s Aid Society building where police cruisers were observed. The police have also reached out to other family members for information.
Vehicle and Person of Interest
The suspect vehicle is identified as a 2017 white Ford Expedition bearing Ontario licence plate DJS 875. Its registered owner, 25-year-old Ionut Stroe, is described as five-foot-eleven, about 235 lb, with a tattoo on his right forearm. Stroe is a person of interest in the case and is also wanted on unrelated matters for failing to comply with a release order.
Public Appeal and Alert Status
Police are urging anyone who sees Miclescu, the children, Stroe, or the Expedition to call 911. They also indicated there is no indication she intends to harm the children.
Verbatim Quotes
- “Today, we are continuing to ask the public to be aware and keep an eye out for the missing children, the suspect vehicle, and the suspect, their mother, Somerda,” — Inspector Jeff Allington
- “Somerda does not have custody of her children, and her location is currently unknown,” — Inspector Jeff Allington
- “Mr. Stroe is also wanted by police on unrelated matters and is currently a person of interest in this abduction because his vehicle is believed to have been the one used in the abduction,” — Inspector Jeff Allington