Detectives and loved ones are asking for the community’s help in finding a 3-year-old girl who was abducted by her mother in Lancaster on Friday, officials say.
According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, Emerald “Emi” Noele Clairborne is considered “critically missing” in part because she is nonspeaking and has medical issues.
LASD said Emi was last seen when her mother, Brianna Leuvnia Haywood, drove off with her around 3 p.m. on Dec. 27 on the 2300 block of Rosewood Avenue.
At the time, Haywood was purportedly driving a 2005 white Chevrolet Trailblazer with an unknown license plate number.
Detectives described Emi as a 3-year-old Black toddler who stands 3 feet and 3 inches tall and weighs about 42 pounds.
In addition, officials said Emi has black short curly hair, brown eyes and a birthmark on her right torso. LASD said she was last seen wearing a pink “Minnie Mouse” jacket, blue shirt, black pants and pink light-up shoes.
As for her mother, officials described Haywood as a 24-year-old Black woman who stands 5 feet and 5 inches tall and weighs about 109 pounds.
LASD said Haywood has black hair and brown eyes, but did not have a clothing description immediately available.
Family members are concerned for Emi’s well-being.
Officials ask anyone with information about this incident to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lancaster Station Detective Medina or the on-duty Watch Commander at 661-948-8466.
To provide information anonymously, call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), or use the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
