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Derek Rodriguez Hernandez Missing Person Case

Last seen in Los Angeles, California on Aug 21, 2025

Victim Details

Aug 21, 2025

Aug 22, 2025

Derek

Rodriguez Hernandez

2

2

24 inches

20 lbs

Hispanic / Latino

Male

Aug 21, 2025

Los Angeles

California

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles

No

174104

Los Angeles Police Department-Olympic Station

Los Angeles

California

Los Angeles County

90006

Susan Avila

Police Officer

1130 South Vermont Avenue, California

2133829102

Local

Law Enforcement

www.lapdonline.org/olympic_community_police_station

25155645

2025-08-21

Los Angeles Police Department-Olympic Station

Red/Auburn

Brown

Brown

Yes

07/08/2026


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Two-year-old Derek Alejandro Rodriguez-Hernandez and his 10-year-old brother, Jaden Hernandez, who had been reported missing from their foster home in Los Angeles’ Westlake neighborhood, have been found safe. The boys disappeared around 1:30 a.m. from an apartment on South Virgil Avenue, prompting an urgent Amber Alert that quickly spread across California. Authorities identified their biological mother, 30-year-old Jackline Hernandez-Torres, as the suspect in their disappearance, and investig ...
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