DES MOINES, Iowa — The Polk County Sheriff’s office issued an endangered person advisory Friday in an effort to locate 8-year-old Zafira Serrano and her 4-year-old brother, Paul “P. J.” Serrano.
Zafira and P. J. were last seen at approximately 5:30 p.m. Friday at Skateland at 5621 Meredith Dr. in Des Moines, participating in a supervised visit.
Zafira and P. J. were taken from Skateland by someone known to them. They are believed to be together.
Based on information discovered during the investigation, law enforcement considers Zafira and P. J. to be endangered.
Zafira is 49 inches tall and weighs 52 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. The right side of her hair is cut close to the scalp.
P. J. is 38 inches tall and weighs 33 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Zafira or P. J. Serrano is asked to call their local law enforcement or the Polk County Sheriff’s Office at 515-286-3333.
This story actually makes me laugh a bit. Why does it not say that it was their parents who took them? Nothing said about CPS involvement, no reason as to why said person believes my grandchildren would be in any danger. Has any authority — law enforcement or CPS worker — reached out my daughter or her husband? This supervised visit was overseen by a professional. Why, if up till now what CPS has done has been legal — why did supervising person NOT call cops immediately? BOLO put out on the vehicle?