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Florida Authorities Reinforce Alert to Find Missing Baby Angelina

Investigators believe the infant may be with her homeless parents known locally as the "scooter people".

Overview

  • The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued an endangered missing child alert on July 24 after seven-month-old Angelina was last seen on December 16 near the 3000 block of Sheridan Street in Hollywood.
  • Hollywood Police reiterated the alert on July 25 and urged the public to report any sightings by contacting local law enforcement or Broward County Crime Stoppers.
  • Investigators are searching for her parents, 19-year-old Samantha Feliz and 20-year-old Alejandro Leon Jr., who are both experiencing homelessness and are believed to have the baby with them.
  • Feliz and Leon Jr. earned the nickname “scooter people” after they were observed using electric scooters, a lead authorities hope will help locate the family.
  • County court records show Feliz was evicted from her apartment earlier this year, underscoring the family’s precarious living situation.