Police seek woman in child abduction case

Alex Coolman

GLENDALE -- The Glendale Police Department is searching for a Glendale

woman who has allegedly abducted her three children.

Gloria Terranova was supposed to appear at a child custody exchange at

the Burbank Police Department on Jan. 12, where she would have handed

over her three children to her husband, Thomas Terranova, who had joint

custody of the kids.

Terranova never showed up. Her whereabouts are unknown, said Glendale

Police Sgt. Rick Young.

In the wake of her failure to appear, a court has awarded full custody

of the children to Terranova’s husband, Young said.

Glendale Police, along with The National Center for Missing and

Exploited Children, are trying to track Terranova down. Glendale Crime

Stoppers has offered a reward of up to $1,000 for information leading to

the return of the children.

“We just want to get the kids back and make sure they’re in a safe

place,” Young said.

Debra Bernard, the attorney for Gloria Terranova, declined to comment

on the case and said her client was “missing at this time.”

The children are 26-month-old Gloria Christina Terranova, 4-year-old

Jean Tiffany Terranova and 21-month-old Christian Thomas Terranova.

To report information about the case, call 507-7867.