Police: Amber Alert for Yakima boy canceled after child found safe

YAKIMA, Wash. — An Amber Alert issued out of Yakima for 3-month-old Alizario Baeza has been canceled after the boy was found safe at home.

On Tuesday at about 9:15 p.m., Yakima Police 911 dispatchers got a call from Mesta, who said she was in the midst of a domestic violence incident with the father of her child, Rene Avila Baeza.

Mesta said that she and the child were in a car with Baeza. As Mesta stayed on the line, the dispatcher could hear sounds of a serious argument.

Yakima police said Mesta has a domestic violence no-contact order against Baeza, who also has a warrant for his arrest for a felony assault on Mesta.

Yakima officers found the car and tried to pull it over, but Baeza would not stop, and a chase began. Mesta remained on the phone with 911 and Baeza could be heard telling Mesta that they were all going to die and that she needed to tell police to stop chasing him.

Yakima police said Baeza refused to stop the car to let Mesta and their son out.

Officers stopped the chase and Baeza was last seen driving the car eastbound on Interstate 82 out of Yakima.

At 8:19 a.m. Wednesday,, authorities said the child was found safe at a home. It is not known if they are still looking for suspect Rene Avila Baeza.

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