AMBER Alert Issued for 13-Year Old California Girl

The suspect vehicle is a black Chevrolet Silverado with a California license plate number 8N84118.

Police say 13-year old Cynthia Irene Hernandez was taken by suspect, 45-year old Juan Cuella Hernand.

(WHITTIER, Calif.) - The State of California issued an Amber Alert today after a girl was abducted late Friday, July 31 2009, in Whittier. The suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous.

13-year old Cynthia Irene Hernandez is a Hispanic female who stands five feet 11 inches tall. She weighs 240 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

She was last seen wearing a seen wearing a pink shirt, blue jean skirt, white tennis shoes, and brown prescription glasses. The suspect is 45-year old Juan Cuella Hernandez, a Hispanic male, five foot eight inches tall, weighing 245 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

He was last seen wearing seen wearing gray slacks and a long sleeve dress shirt.

The suspect vehicle is a black Chevrolet Silverado with a California license plate number 8N84118. Anyone with information is asked to call the Whittier Police Department at 562-945-8249 or dial 911.