Maria Rodriguez

By Michael Webster: Investigative journalist union. May 7, 2009 at 8:30 PM PST

News update: The photo below is from a surveillance video that is supposed to show the two Hispanic male suspects allegedly responsible for the kidnapping of Briant Rodriguez.

DESCRIPTION OF VICTIMS:
Briant RODRIGUEZ, MALE, Hispanic, weight: 40 lbs, eyes: brown Hair: BROWN, clothing: blue sleeved yellow shirt, striped BLUE SHORTS. Black sandals.

The photos show an early 1990s dark green Ford Bronco, believed to be led by unknown suspects. A spare tire is mounted at the rear of the truck. It is the vehicle of the kidnappers may be used to remove three years of San Bernardino boy Briant Rodriguez at his home Sunday afternoon.

FBI office in San Bernardino County Sheriff's published photos of the public from videotapes of alleged kidnappers, as indicated above.

Sheriff Rod Hoops said during a news conference that the video images were taken from images of surveillance cameras recorded an improvement store two days before Sunday's kidnapping of Rodriguez Briant. The men bought tape that was used to attach Rodriguez and other members of his family said the sheriff.

According to sheriff's Hoops a surveillance camera outside a different store caught the same vehicle with the child's neighborhood about 3 minutes before the boy's mother Rosalina Maria Millan run at a local store and called the police to report the kidnapping.

"We urge people who have Briant for deposit in a hospital, a school, police, sheriff's station or fire station," said Hoops.

Authorities investigating the abduction of a weekend-three years of his family home in San Bernardino after publishing photos of two suspects and their vehicle, they pleaded for the safe return of the child.

When ask questions on any connection to Mexican drug cartels, the sheriff declined to comment on a possible motive, citing the ongoing investigation.

Investigators said they were looking at Laguna Journal on several theories, including that the kidnappers were speaking Spanish from Mexico and may have had ties to organized crime there. Detectives report that no ransom has been demanded so far.

Investigators say it was verified that the child's father say he was at work when panned to say the initial investigation pointed out that the kidnappers to be strangers to the family.

The Department of San Bernardino County Sheriff's released these composite sketches of suspects involved in the kidnapping of three years Briant Rodriguez. The suspect left is about 18 years and the suspect on the right is about 24 years. (Courtesy of the Sheriff's Department San Bernardino County)

Millan, her husband and their six children have lived in the house about three months. For some reason, no information is yet available about people who lived in the family home.

A $ 50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of two men who theorize the authorities of being responsible for the enforcement of Mexican drug cartels.

Anyone with information regarding this case should not take action themselves, but instead immediately call the toll free 866-346-7632, or contact the local FBI office or agency enforcement . For any possible sighting outside the United States, contact the nearest U.S. Embassy or Consulate.

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