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Mesa 4-year-old Ezekiel Siutza found safe after Turquoise Alert, reunited with family
Arizona DPS issued a Turquoise Alert for 4-year-old Ezekiel Siutza after he was last seen leaving a Mesa intersection with an unknown woman Sunday afternoon. He was found safe about two hours later and reunited with his family.
MESA, Ariz. â A 4-year-old Mesa boy who was the subject of a statewide Turquoise Alert was found safe and reunited with his family Sunday evening, according to the Mesa Police Department.
The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued the alert for Ezekiel Siutza at 6:58 p.m. Sunday. Police said the boy had last been seen leaving the area of Extension Road and 8th Avenue with an unknown white woman with red hair at about 3 p.m. that day.
The alert was canceled shortly after Mesa authorities announced the child had been located at about 8:36 p.m. Police did not immediately release additional details about where the boy was found or the circumstances of his disappearance.
Turquoise Alerts are issued for missing people under age 65 when local law enforcement has exhausted available resources, the person is believed to be in danger or in the company of someone potentially dangerous, and the circumstances of the disappearance are unexplained or suspicious. The alerts are Arizona's counterpart to Amber Alerts for cases that do not meet federal Amber criteria.
The case remains under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Mesa Police Department.