Manatee County deputies are searching for missing boys who were last seen with their mother

BRADENTON, Fla. – The Manatee County The Sheriff’s Office is looking for two missing boys who investigators say were last seen with their mother, who does not have custody.

Deputies say Lachina Cropes, 40, took 10-year-old Isaiah Israel and 8-year-old David Israel without permission.

All three were last seen Sunday around 5 p.m. driving away from a home on the Rye Wilderness Trail east of Bradenton, the sheriff’s office said.

Photos by Lachina Cropes, Isaiah Israel and David Israel courtesy of the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office.

Anyone with information on their whereabouts is urged to contact the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office at 941-747-3011.

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