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TOPEKA, Kan. (KCTV) - An Amber Alert has been issued as investigators search for a 2-year-old boy who was forcibly taken from his mother in Topeka. The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says that just after 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, July 22, the Topeka Police Department was notified of a possible child abduction.

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.

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.

Law enforcement issued an AMBER Alert Tuesday morning for a child who was abducted from Topeka last week. Law enforcement said an unknown suspect forcibly took Zabe Mendez,

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.