---
title: "LASD asks for help finding two 9-year-olds last seen with their father in Lancaster"
description: "The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help finding Marozhina and Solomon Sukonick, both 9, last seen Thursday at 8 p.m. in Lancaster after their father picked them up. Deputies cite concern for the children's well-being. The father, David Sukonick, 71, may be driving a black 2011 Lincoln Town Car, plate SOLOYST."
category: "Los Angeles"
category_url: https://herald.la/category/los-angeles
author: "Hana Nakamura"
published: 2026-07-25T22:48:00.000Z
updated: 2026-07-25T22:48:00.000Z
canonical: https://herald.la/article/lasd-asks-for-help-finding-two-9-year-olds-last-seen-with-their-father-in-lancas
tags: ["lancaster", "lasd", "missing-children", "public-safety", "los-angeles"]
---
# LASD asks for help finding two 9-year-olds last seen with their father in Lancaster

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help finding Marozhina and Solomon Sukonick, both 9, last seen Thursday at 8 p.m. in Lancaster after their father picked them up. Deputies cite concern for the children's well-being. The father, David Sukonick, 71, may be driving a black 2011 Lincoln Town Car, plate SOLOYST.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is asking for the public's help locating two 9-year-old children last seen with their father in Lancaster, [ABC7 reports](https://abc7.com/post/2-missing-children-sought-alleged-abduction-father-lancaster-lasd-says/19575838/). This is, first and foremost, a request to be on the lookout, so here are the details that matter.

## Who to look for

The children are Marozhina Sukonick and Solomon Sukonick, both 9 years old. Each is described as about 4 feet 4 inches and 90 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. When last seen, Marozhina was wearing pink shorts and a white shirt, and Solomon was wearing blue shorts.

They were last seen on Thursday at 8 p.m. near the 1000 block of West Avenue J-8 in Lancaster, when, according to the department, their father picked them up. The father, David Sukonick, is 71, about 5 feet 7 inches and 135 pounds, with brown hair and green eyes. He may be traveling in a black 2011 Lincoln Town Car with California license plate SOLOYST.

## What the department has said, and hasn't

The sheriff's department has stated it has "concern for the children's well-being" and is "seeking the public's help locating them." That is the extent of what has been officially characterized, and it is worth being careful with the rest.

This is described as an alleged abduction by the children's father, which places it in the category of a custodial or parental situation rather than a stranger abduction, a distinction that matters for context even as the concern for the children is real. The available account does not state whether a formal Amber Alert has been issued, and it does not detail the custody circumstances behind the request. We are not going to fill those gaps with speculation; what deputies have said is that they are worried and they want the public's eyes.

## How to help

If you see the children, the father or the vehicle, the department asks that you call the LASD Lancaster Station at (661) 940-3855. Tips can also be left anonymously with L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-8477 or at lacrimestoppers.org.

The Herald is running this as the public-safety notice it is: two young children are missing, the sheriff's department wants help finding them, and the fastest path to that is more people knowing what to watch for. We will update the story when the department reports the children are found, or provides more information.

## Sources

- [2 missing children sought after alleged abduction by their father in Lancaster](https://abc7.com/post/2-missing-children-sought-alleged-abduction-father-lancaster-lasd-says/19575838/)