Call to say they're safe; Plea to parents who kidnapped their toddlers.Byline: By CARL BUTLER PARENTS who kidnapped their two toddlers were yesterday being hunted by police. Detectives want 28-year-old mum Paula Sears to contact the nearest police station and let them know the family is safe. The two youngsters were under an interim care order taken by Flintshire council social services social services Noun, pl welfare services provided by local authorities or a state agency for people with particular social needs social services npl → servicios mpl sociales department. But following a visit to their mum's home in Bagillt, the children went missing and have not been seen since 2.45pm on Monday. Police took the unusual step of naming the children, three-yearold Jacob Luke Sears and twoyear-old Shauna Anne-Marie Sears, and issued their photograph. Det Insp Mark Pierce, who is leading the hunt to find the family, said: "Our sole objective is to ensure the safety and well-being of the children." Police believe the children's dad, Kevin Jones Kevin Jones is the name of:
"The children need to be seen to be safe and well by a police officer. This can be facilitated by another family member if necessary," said Det Insp Pierce. Paula lives in a house at River Bank, Bagillt, which is one of a number of council properties currently undergoing refurbishment re·fur·bish tr.v. re·fur·bished, re·fur·bish·ing, re·fur·bish·es To make clean, bright, or fresh again; renovate. re·fur . Parked in the rear of the garden is a mobile burger van. It is thought the couple and their children are travelling in a white Vauxhall Astra estate car. Paula is described as being 5ft 4inches tall with a tanned appearance. She is described as large build with shoulder-length mousey mous·ey adj. Variant of mousy. Adj. 1. mousey - infested with mice mousy 2. mousey - of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; straight hair which she usually wears in a pony tail. When she was last seen she was wearing baggy grey jogging trousers and a dark grey baggy T-shirt. Kevin is 6ft 1inches tall and of stocky stock·y adj. stock·i·er, stock·i·est 1. Solidly built; sturdy. 2. Chubby; plump. stock  i·ly adv. build. He has brown green
eyes and short, light brown hair.
A Flintshire council spokesman said: "We are concerned about the safety and well-being of the children." Last night police said initial reports about the missing family had not brought many responses and no sightings. They appealed for anyone who may have seen them or has information about their whereabouts, to contact the police on 0845 607 1002 CAPTION(S): Dad Kevin Jones is believed to be with two-year-old Shauna Sears and three-year-old Jacob Sears (pictured) and mum Paula Sears after the family disappeared from Bagillt |
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