The Kansas Bureau of Investigation issued an Amber Alert Tuesday for a missing 2-year-old from Topeka. The missing child, identified as Zabe Mendez, was last seen Friday in the 500 block of Northeast Wabash Avenue, according to the alert.

New York State Police said the father of a 9-year-old girl who was initially the subject of an Amber Alert and was later found dead has been charged with her murder.

Law enforcement has issued an Amber Alert for a child from Topeka Tuesday morning. The Topeka Police Department (TPD) told the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) at 11 a.m.

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - On July 22, 2025, at 11:00 am, the Topeka Police Department provided the following information to the KBI: On 7-18-2025, Zebe Mendez was forcibly taken from his mother by an unknown suspect. Zebe is in imminent danger.

The Topeka Police Department has issued an Amber Alert after a 2-year-old child was taken from his mother by an unknown suspect.

SHAWNEE COUNTY– The Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued an Amber Alert for 2-year-old Zabe Mendez, who was reportedly abducted from Topeka on July 21. Zabe Mendez was forcibly taken from his mother by an unknown suspect. Zabe is in imminent danger. His mother’s white four-door Lexus with unknown Kansas tag is also missing.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka police have confirmed that one person was found dead at the Oakland home where a 2-year-old child was reported to be abducted this past Friday. Officials said the child, Zabe Mendez, and the suspect in the abduction were located at 12:25 p.m. Tuesday in Mantoon, Ill., and are in the custody of local authorities.

An AMBER alert that was issued for a Topeka, Kansas child has been rescinded after the child and the suspect were located in Mattoon Tuesday afternoon. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation said the 23-month old child was last seen with the suspect,

An Amber Alert has been issued as investigators search for a 2-year-old boy who was forcibly taken from his mother in Topeka.

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A 2-year-old boy has gone missing as of Friday, July 18. The Topeka Police Department provided the following information to the KBI on July 22, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Zebe Mendez was forcibly taken from his mother by an unknown suspect on Friday in the 500 block of NE Wabash in Topeka.