A search was underway for two missing young brothers who left their foster parents’ Westlake District apartment early Thursday morning to and are believed to be with their biological mother.

The boys, 10 and 2, were reported missing at 1:30 a.m. Thursday, according to Los Angeles Police Department spokeswoman Officer Rosario Cervantes.

The boys, 2-year old Derek Rodriguez and 10-year-old Jaden Hernandez, were the subject of an Amber Alert issued by the California Highway Patrol Thursday morning.

The younger child was described as 2 feet tall, 20 pounds with red hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a dark T-shirt and dark pants. His brother is 4 feet tall, 100 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be wearing black pants and a black shirt.

Their biological mother, Jacke

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