AMBER Alert canceled for 2-year-old child last seen in San Marcos

San Marcos police said the child was found safe; Joey Torres, a suspect in connection with the abduction, is in custody

A statewide AMBER Alert was issued for 2-year-old Legend Torres, San Marcos police said. They are also looking for 46-year-old Joey Torres in connection with the abduction. (San Marcos Police Department)

SAN MARCOS, TexasUPDATE (9:38 a.m., April 28, 2024): An AMBER Alert issued for a missing 2-year-old child was canceled Sunday morning.

The child, Legend Torres, was found as of 2 a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety said.

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The 2-year-old was found along with a suspect in connection with the abduction, identified as 46-year-old Joey Torres, the San Marcos Police Department said on its Facebook page.

San Marcos police said it worked with the Dallas Police Department to locate Joey Torres’ vehicle at a Dallas-area apartment complex.

Joey Torres was arrested at the apartment complex, authorities said.

Update: 3-year-old Legend Torres has been located safe and unharmed. At approximately 1:50 am, Legend was found in the...

Posted by San Marcos Police Department on Saturday, April 27, 2024

Below is the original story from Saturday, April 27.


An AMBER Alert was issued for a 2-year-old child from San Marcos.

The San Marcos Police Department is looking for 2-year-old Legend Torres.

The child was last seen Saturday in the 200 block of South CM Allen Parkway in San Marcos at 1 p.m., according to the alert.

Legend is 3 feet tall with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black shirt with “Legend since April 2021″ on it. He was wearing black shorts, black ankle socks, and blue and white Jordan hightops.

San Marcos police are also searching for Joey Torres, 46, a suspect in connection with the child’s abduction. Police said that he is armed.

Joey Torres is 5 feet, 10 inches tall with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, gray shorts, and red and white Jordans.

Police said Joey Torres has visible tattoos on his neck, legs, the back of his head and earlobes.

Joey Torres is believed to be armed, police said. It is believed he is traveling toward the Dallas/Fort Worth area in a silver Mitsubishi Outlander with a license plate of TKK-8328.

Legend is believed to be in grave or immediate danger, according to police.

Anyone with information is urged to call San Marcos police at 512-753-2108.


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