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UPDATE: Lompoc police find missing children allegedly hidden by their father

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UPDATE 04/18/20: The Lompoc Police Department reported that the two boys have been found.


LOMPOC, Calif. - The Lompoc Police Department is searching for two brothers, ages one and three, who were last seen April 1.

Police say the boys were last with their father who is allegedly hiding them from their custodial mother.

The boys and their father were last seen in the New Cuyama area.

Police said the 1-year-old boy is white, 2-foot-6 and weighs about 28 pounds. His hair is red/auburn and he has blue eyes.

The boy's 3-year-old brother is also white, 3 feet tall and weighs 35 pounds. He has blonde hair and brown eyes.

The boys' father, pictured below, is named Adam Bratcher. He is 38 years old and was last seen driving a four-door, blue Ford F250 with the license plate number 7F80792. The Ford was towing a 30-foot, fifth-wheel trailer.

Adam Bratcher, 38, last seen in New Cuyama, CA

If you happen to see any of the people mentioned above or know where they might be, please call the Lompoc Police Department or 911 immediately.

Article Topic Follows: Santa Maria - Lompoc - North County

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