Paul Anthony Ayala

Tom Lamping, Officer Michael Mueller, Officer Paul Ayala, Police Services Assistant II Yolanda Erro and Senior Police Services Assistant Randi Decker.

Officers took the children to the Whittier police station, where Officer Paul Ayala saw the kids and the condition of their clothing and decided to do something about it.

"It really bothered me," Ayala said."We didn't have anything here for them, so I called my wife.We have kids of a similar age.She immediately packed a bag for them with diapers and clothes.I went home and got it.
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"It was a despicable thing, to leave those children like that," Ayala said."We weren't going to just watch them suffer."

The officers are now comforted by the knowledge that the children are together in one foster home.

Whittier police promised Monday to give toys from the department's annual collection to the children.

Police in Whittier are also monitoring the Web sites in hopes of finding clues, said Officer Paul Ayala, though he did not know of any convictions brought about through

Police in Whittier are also monitoring the Web sites in hopes of finding clues, said Officer Paul Ayala, though he did not know of any convictions resulting from the computer-aided

Officer Paul Anthony Ayala

Whittier Police Department