Reston Mom Missing With Two Small Children

RESTON, Va. (WUSA) - Fairfax police detectives are asking for the public's help in locating a Reston woman and her two young children. Police were called last night after Amy Beth West, 37, did not show up for a scheduled 8:00 p.m. meeting, a court-ordered appointment between Ms. West and her estranged husband.

Police officers responded to her home in the 11400 block of Esplanade Drive where they found her car, purse, cell phone and credit cards.

Amy West and her two children are considered endangered missing persons. Police advise that Ms. West takes medications for a mental disorder and may not have them with her. It is also possible she may be armed with a handgun, which police say she recently acquired from a family member.

Ms. West was last seen with her children, Maximus James and Jack William West, on Wednesday morning. Maximus is 6 years old, 3 feet and 8 inches tall and weighs 45 pounds; Jack is about 1 year old, 2 feet tall and weighs about 35 pounds. Amy West is approximately 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. All three family members have brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Crime Solvers by phone at 1-866-411-TIPS/8477, or call Fairfax County Police at 703-691-2131.