2nd LD Writethru: Massive search ends after possible cult members found
Mike Parker
A tipster directed deputies to a park  where the missing people were found "alive and well " Los Angeles Sheriff's spokesman Capt. Mike Parker said.
 A person who had seen television reports about the incident spotted the party praying at 11:40 a.m. at Jackie Robinson Park on the east side of Palmdale  Los Angeles  and took deputies to the scene  according to Parker.
 Based on the letters  authorities believed that the group was " possibly awaiting the Rapture or some catastrophic event " Parker said.
 He said the missing persons include three sisters  ages 30  32 and 40  a 19 -year-old son and eight children ages 3 to 17.
 The search teams combed a broad swatch of mountains  high desert and canyons  searching for the missing persons  Parker said.
 The Sheriff's Department  police  California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies were all involved in the search in the Antelope Valley and beyond  Parker said.
 The local KNX radio reported that Chicas  the supposed leader of the cult  was being detained in a squad car as deputies investigated her claims that the whole incident was a mix-up.
A tipster directed deputies to a park  where the missing people were found "alive and well " Los Angeles Sheriff's spokesman Capt. [TGT] said.
 A person who had seen television reports about the incident spotted the party praying at 11:40 a.m. at Jackie Robinson Park on the east side of Palmdale  Los Angeles  and took deputies to the scene  according to [TGT].
 Based on the letters  authorities believed that the group was " possibly awaiting the Rapture or some catastrophic event [TGT] said.
 [TGT] said the missing persons include three sisters  ages 30  32 and 40  a 19 -year-old son and eight children ages 3 to 17.
 The search teams combed a broad swatch of mountains  high desert and canyons  searching for the missing persons  [TGT] said.
 The Sheriff's Department  police  California Highway Patrol and other law enforcement agencies were all involved in the search in the Antelope Valley and beyond  [TGT] said.
 The local KNX radio reported that Chicas  the supposed leader of the cult  was being detained in a squad car as deputies investigated [TGT] claims that the whole incident was a mix-up.