Amber Alert issued after Houston woman leaves with 5 kids
By LINDSAY WISE Copyright 2008 Houston Chronicle
Aug. 6, 2008, 6:32PM
Authorities issued an Amber Alert on Wednesday after a woman disappeared with five children she had taken in when they were displaced by Hurricane Katrina.
Rhonda Tavey, 44, is charged with five counts of kidnapping, said Harris County Assistant District Attorney Jane Waters, chief of the family criminal law division.
Tavey says she is protecting the children from alleged abuse and neglect by their biological parents, authorities said.
A Dallas television station spoke with Tavey before the Amber Alert was issued. "Their parents are into drugs, crime and I know God put these kids into my hands to take care of," Tavey told WFAA-TV.
The district attorney's office and law enforcement officials have asked Child Protective Services to look into the case, said agency spokeswoman Estella Olguin.
"A report has been made to us that children have been kidnapped and the caregiver claims she can't give the kids back because the biological mom and dad have hurt the children and will hurt the children," Olguin said. "If the kids do show up, we'll have to look into whether the children are at risk if they remain with her or if they return to the mom."
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