{"id":5726,"date":"2026-06-27T04:02:23","date_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5726"},"modified":"2026-06-27T04:02:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-27T04:02:23","slug":"automated-license-plate-reader-helps-dps-locate-children-from-amber-alert-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5726","title":{"rendered":"Automated license plate reader helps DPS locate children from AMBER Alert in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<div> <!-- --> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong> &#8211; <\/span>Two missing children were recovered following a statewide AMBER Alert thanks to an automated license plate reader, according to Texas DPS.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5725\">Venezuela earthquake: How you can help those in need<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Children behind Texas AMBER Alert issuance located in Houston thanks to automated license plate reader<\/h2>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>What we know:<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Officials said the statewide alert was issued out of Bexar County earlier this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Escarleth Vasquez, 15, and Alejandro Vasquez, 1, were located safe in Houston on Thursday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>Officials said on June 22 at the request of the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), DPS CID Special Agents in San Antonio began assisting in a missing persons investigation involving Escarleth and Alejandro Vasquez from Converse.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5723\">Houston-area woman shares Alzheimer\u2019s Journey, stresses early diagnosis<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>As part of the investigation, officials said DPS CID Special Agents requested the issuance of a statewide AMBER Alert \u2013 which generated thousands of tips and helped Special Agents accelerate their investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>As part of their investigation, Special Agents utilized data from Automated License Plate Readers (ALPR) to track a suspect vehicle that had traveled to Converse and back to an apartment complex in the Houston area, officials stated.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>DPS CID in San Antonio coordinated with DPS CID in Houston to respond to the apartment complex, where they ultimately located both Escarleth and Alejandro safe on June 25, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/houstonmovingjournal.com\/?p=5721\">Houston weather: Hot, warm temperatures expected through the weekend<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <!-- --><\/p>\n<p>The investigation is ongoing in connection to the case.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <!-- --> <!-- --> <!-- --> <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two missing children were recovered following a statewide AMBER Alert thanks to an automated license plate reader, according to Texas DPS.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":103,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,8,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-houston","category-news","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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