Amber Alert issued in Mass. for mother accused of kidnapping children

This was issued earlier this afternoon for two children police believe were kidnapped from their father’s home by their mother. This vehicle was recently seen in the Yarmouth Massachusetts area.

Calling party one Bruno Coelho reported the mother of his children arrived at his apartment, knocked on the door, and announced Abington Police open the door.

The woman is identified as Bruna Gomes went to the children’s home and allegedly assaulted their care taker before abducting the children. The mother may be heading for Cape Cod, where she has ties to the Hyannis area.

The children, Nathan and Natalia Coelho, are 8 and 7 years old, respectively. The woman is 33-year-old Bruna Gomes, the children’s mother (click thumbnail below for additional photo).

Bruna Gomes is about 5 feet, 6 inches tall and about 150 to 160 pounds.

“At this time, this is being treated as a parental kidnapping and a home invasion”, Abington police said in an online alert.

Abington police say that they are concerned for the children’s safety based on what happened at the father’s apartment.

“Nathan is 4’10” to 5′ tall, with brown hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing blue shorts and a blue shirt.

“Nathalia has brown hair and brown eyes and is about 4’5” tall.

Gomes’s last known address is in Everett.

The 7-year-old girl was described as having shoulder length wavy brown hair and was last seen wearing a pink shirt and purple shorts.