Carl Ulman Public School 213 Bayside NY 1979-1980, Castlewood Public School 186 Bellerose NY 1980-1985, Irwin Altman Middle School 172 Floral Park NY 1985-1988, Floral Park Junior High School 172 Floral Park NY 1985-1988
Community:
Monika Duszka, Michael Gidwani, Regina Reavis, Darcia Alicea, Dave French, Karen Smith, Gabrial Cordova, Jiyoung Park, Eunice Godfrey, Amanda Lee
Johnnie Melendez, Jr., was first reported missing at 2:34 a.m. Sunday from the Sweetwater Inn at 2435 Sweetwater Road, National City, according to police Sgt. Mike Harlan. The CHP issued an Amber Alert for Melendez Sunday about 10:30 a.m. and named 27-year-old Gladys Suarez as the suspect.
Gladys Suarez, 27, was with her son and his father at the Sweetwater Inn on Sweetwater Road about 5 p.m. Saturday, said National City Cpl. Mike Harris. The boy's father told police he and Suarez got into an argument, and he left the motel.
The boy, Johnnie Melendez, was abducted in National City, near San Diego, allegedly by his mother, Gladys Suarez, 27, according to the California Highway Patrol. The boy was found Sunday afternoon at a residence in Lancaster in northern Los Angeles County.