RUSKIN, Fla. — UPDATE: The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office announced on June 27 the Penny children were found safe.
Officials are searching for four missing children who disappeared from Hillsborough County on Monday, June 23.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said 4-month-old Malaysia Penny, 9-year-old Jerome Penny Jr., 11-year-old Egypt Penny, and 12-year-old Justyce Cepeda-Penny.
According to officials, the children were last seen in the 14400 block of Editors Note Street in Ruskin. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office confirmed that the case is regarding custody, and that their parents aren't communicating with the Florida Department of Children and Families.
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