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UPDATE: Police arrest Woodhaven duo for taking children they don’t have guardianship over

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Queens parents Mekaybew McNeal (l.) and Eddie Bellas (r.) took off with their children (center) on Thursday morning and haven’t been seen since. (Photos courtesy of the NYPD)

Police arrested a Woodhaven man and woman Wednesday, charging them both with custodial interference and endangering the welfare of a child, after they took off with their two children, both of whom they don’t have legal guardianship over, according to the NYPD.

Authorities say that Eddie Bellas, 37, and Mekaybew McNeal, 27, took their children from a home located at 86-22 98th St. in Woodhaven at at 11:30 a.m. on March 25.

Police indicated that Bellas and McNeal do not have guardianship over the girls, identified as 4-year-old Shiloh Bellas and 8-month-old Aaliyah Bellas.

Eddie Bellas and McNeal failed to return them home, police said. They were last seen fleeing the scene in a dark-colored Nissan sedan.

They were both arrested by the NYPD on Wednesday, March 31, according to the police.

The investigation is ongoing.

This story was updated at 4:57 p.m., on Thursday, April 1, 2021.