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Vehicle Located in Scarborough Child Abduction Case
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Who Was Involved
- Somerda Miclescu, 22, mother of the three children. Police say she does not have legal custody of the children and is wanted for parental abduction. She was described as 5 ft 7 in, about 180 lb, with long dark hair, wearing a long black skirt and a dark-coloured top at the time of the incident.
- Ionut Stroe, 25, owner of the 2017 white Ford Expedition used in the alleged abduction. He is a person of interest and is also wanted on four counts of failing to comply with a release order unrelated to the case. Police described him as about 5 ft 11 in, 235 lb, with a tattoo on his right forearm.
- Children: Anastasia (4 months), Irina (3 years), and Daniel (6 years).
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Timeline of Police Actions
- Friday morning: Toronto Police Service responded to a parental-abduction call near Midland Avenue and Eglinton Avenue East in Scarborough at approximately 11:30 a.m. The mother was observed taking the three children from a relative’s home and fleeing.
- Saturday: Police indicated that the mother was believed to be driving a 2017 white Ford Expedition with Ontario licence plate DJJS 875.
- Monday: In a news release, police announced that the vehicle had been located at an unspecified location. The release confirmed the vehicle’s owner, Ionut Stroe, as a person of interest.
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Official Police Statements
The service also reiterated that the mother is wanted for allegedly abducting the children and that Stroe faces separate charges for release-order violations.
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Ongoing Investigation
The police continue to search for Somerda Miclescu and the three children. No further details about the vehicle’s location or the next steps in the investigation have been released. The case remains active, and authorities have asked the public to report any information that could assist in locating the missing family members.