EL MONTE >> Police Wednesday found and arrested a Riverside County woman accused of abducting her two sons during a monitored visitation in El Monte last month and recovered the children unharmed in Temecula, police said.
Emily Lynn Moon, 32, of Lake Elsinore, is accused of abducting her sons, ages 6 and 10, on May 21 during a supervised visit with the children at a McDonald’s restaurant at 11612 Valley Blvd. in El Monte, El Monte police officials said.
The boys’s father had just dropped them off at the restaurant, Sgt. Richard Luna said at the time. The court-ordered monitor left the mother and children alone for a short time and returned to find them gone and reported the abduction to police.
After more than three weeks missing, a tip helped police tracked down the missing mother and sons Wednesday, according to El Monte police officials and Los Angeles County booking records.
“Detectives developed the lead and worked with community members to subsequently locate the children,” Lt. Christopher Cano said in a written statement.
“The Children were located in Temecula with their mother, suspect Emily Moon,” Cano said. “Both children appeared to be unharmed but very hungry.”
Police arrested moon and took the children into protective custody before placing them with other family members later in the evening, Cano said.
According to booking records, Moon was being held in lieu of $380,000 bail pending her initial court appearance.
Anyone with information regarding the wherabouts of Emily Moon between May 21 and June 13 is asked to contact El Monte police at 626-580-2114. Tips may also be submitted via email to tips@empd.org.

PHOTO of Emily Moon courtesy of the El Monte Police Department.

EL MONTE >> Police are seeking a Lake Elsinore woman and her two sons after the mother abducted the children during a supervised visitation in El Monte this weekend, authorities said.
Emily Lynn Moon, 32, fled with sons James Velasquez, 6, and Daniel Velasquez, 10, about noon Saturday during a court-ordered visit with the boys at a McDonald’s restaurant at 11612 Valley Blvd., according to El Monte Police Sgt. Richard Luna.
Their father dropped them off at the restaurant for the scheduled meeting, police said.
“The children, Daniel and James, are with suspect Moon, when the designated court monitor leaves momentarily,” Luna said in a written statement. “The monitor returns and finds that Moon and the children are no longer at the restaurant.
After checking the surrounding area and not finding any sign of Moon or the children, the court monitor reported the parental abduction to police, Luna said.
“There is no suspected threat to the children’s physical health or well-being. Suspect Moon’s current emotional state is unknown,” he said.
Moon may be headed to her home in the 32500 block of Mission Trail in Lake Elsinore, police said. She’s described as white, 5 feet tall, 98 pounds, with blonde hair and hazel eyes.
Anyone who spots Moon or the Velasquez brothers, or anyone with information is asked to contact El Monte police at 626-580-2114.

PHOTOS of Emily Moon [above], James and Daniel Velasquez [below] courtesy of the El Monte Police Department.