Faith Cyndora Martinez 
Pettra Aliesha Yahya
By Kentwood Police
UPDATE — At approximately 3:40 pm today, Pettra Yahya and her daughter, Faith Martinez, were located at their home. Both of them were safe and uninjured. A citizen who saw the Amber Alert recognized Yahya’s vehicle at Bowen Park in Kentwood, and contacted the police. When the police arrived, witnesses told them that a woman matching the description of Yahya was last seen pushing a stroller towards her home. Police then went to Yahya’s house and made contact with her.
Yahya’s mother took Martinez, and her other three children, home with her. Yahya was taken to a local hospital for a mental evaluation. The Kentwood Detective Bureau and Child Protective Services are continuing to investigate this situation.
Original Press Release: The Kentwood Police Department has issued an Amber Alert for a 4-year-old named Faith Cyndora Martinez.
Faith is a light-skinned, black female. She is approximately three feet tall, and weights about 40 pounds. She has long curly brown hair and brown eyes.
Faith was last seen with her mother, Pettra Aliesha Yahya. Yahya is a 30-year-old, black female. According to police, Yahya has made threats to harm herself and Faith. Yahya is driving a 2005 red Buick Rendezvous. The license plate for the vehicle is EBD 2873.
Anyone who sees these individuals, or vehicle, is asked to call 911 or the Kentwood Police Department at 616-698-6580.
