ARCADIA >> Authorities are seeking woman suffering from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder who went missing from an Arcadia hospital Friday.
Julielena Bocanegra, 23, was waiting to be treated for jaw pain at the Methodist Hospital, 300 W. Huntington Drive, but left the hospital before being seen by a physician, Arcadia police Lt. Colleen Flores said in a written statement.
“Julielena has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, but does not take medication,” she said.
She’s described as 5 feet 1 inch tall, 100 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket and a black skirt and carrying a black backpack.
Anyone with information is asked to call Arcadia police at 626-574-5156.

PHOTO courtesy of the Arcadia Police Department.