{"id":801843,"date":"2026-08-03T23:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801843\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T23:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T23:42:18","slug":"man-wanted-in-connection-with-amber-alert-issued-for-2-children-arrested-in-harris-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/801843\/","title":{"rendered":"Man wanted in connection with AMBER Alert issued for 2 children arrested in Harris County"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pedro Alvarez Castillo faces a kidnapping charge<\/p>\n<p>Pedro Alvarez-Castillo (Texas Department of Public Safety)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">A man who was wanted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/01\/sapd-2-children-missing-believed-to-be-in-grave-or-immediate-danger\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/news\/local\/2026\/08\/01\/sapd-2-children-missing-believed-to-be-in-grave-or-immediate-danger\/\">in connection with an AMBER Alert<\/a> was arrested in Harris County, authorities confirmed to KSAT.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">On Monday, the San Antonio Police Department said Pedro Alvarez Castillo, 48, was booked on a warrant. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">According to the Houston Police Department, Alvarez Castillo was arrested for kidnapping. It\u2019s unclear if the kidnapping charge is connected to the AMBER Alert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">HPD said Alvarez Castillo\u2019s bond was denied.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">An AMBER Alert issued Saturday said Alvarez Castillo was the last person seen with Fidely Alvarez Mauricio, 10, and Neidy Alvarez Mauricio, 13, who were both last seen on the South Side of San Antonio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The AMBER Alert was discontinued after both children were found Saturday night in Houston, according to SAPD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Additional information was not immediately available.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Read also:<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorsGabby Jimenez headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/GJIE9RFO0GJW09UWER09WEFWEE\/\" title=\"View Gabby Jimenez&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Gabby Jimenez<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Gabby Jimenez is a digital journalist at KSAT. Gabby is a San Antonio native and joined the KSAT team in January 2025. A proud LSU alumna, she has reported for newspapers in Louisiana and Virginia, earning a Virginia Press Association award for Combination Photo and Story in 2024. <\/p>\n<p>Andrea K. Moreno headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/AKMRTERDGDRGRG9675GIKFG4TB\/\" title=\"View Andrea K. Moreno&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea K. Moreno<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Andrea K. Moreno is a Digital Journalist at KSAT. She graduated from Texas State University with an electronic media degree and a minor in psychology. She also attended San Antonio College, where she held several positions at The Ranger, now known as The Sundial, for three years. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pedro Alvarez Castillo faces a kidnapping charge Pedro Alvarez-Castillo (Texas Department of Public Safety) A man who was&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801844,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[22547,4,450,451,26212,3,6999,112217,68101,452,453],"class_list":["post-801843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-breaking-news","tag-amber-alert","tag-breaking-news","tag-breakingnews","tag-headlines","tag-missing","tag-news","tag-san-antonio","tag-sapd","tag-south-side","tag-top-stories","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}