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UPDATED: Man killed in Glendora Ridge Road crash; car connected to San Bernardino missing person’s case

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ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST — A man was found dead in a car 600 feet over the side of Glendora Ridge Road Sunday, authorities said.
The driver was not identified pending positive identification by coroner’s officials notification of his family, however he was initially believed to be a 47-year-old man reported missing in Rancho Cucamonga about two weeks ago, according to Los Angeles County sheriff’s and coroner’s officials.
Family members of the missing man had gone looking for him when they spotted his Nissan 300 shortly after 10 a.m. about 600 feet over the side of Glendora Ridge Road, between mile markers 4.2 and 4.5, sheriff’s Sgt. Pete Shupe said.
Officials worked their way down to the car and discovered the body, which appeared to have been than for some time, Shupe said.
Initial reports that a second person was inside the car turned out to be unfounded, officials added.
Family members reported the missing man to the Rancho Cucamonga office of the San Bernardino Sheriff’s Department on Feb. 21, authorities said.

Police seek missing Alhambra woman

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ALHAMBRA — Police asked the public’s help Saturday in finding a missing Alhambra woman who they fear may be suicidal, authorities said.
Benita Lydia Nunez, 44, left her home in the 700 block of South Stoneman Avenue about 6:30 p.m. Friday and has not been seen since, Alhambra police Lt. Jennifer Wiese said.
She was believed to be depressed and potentially suicidal, and family members were worried about her, police said.
Nunez is about 5-feet 4-inches tall, 140 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, Wiese said. She was last seen driving a black, 1992 Nissan Sentra.
Anyone with information is asked to call Alhambra police at 626–570-5151.
PHOTO of Benita Nunez courtesy of the Alhambra Police Department.

Missing Covina woman sought

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COVINA — Covina police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 64-year-old woman with Alzheimer’s who has been missing since Monday.
Leiza Margarita Ochy left her home in the 500 Block of S. Eremland Drive Monday afternoon after an argument with her daughter over the possibility of being placed into an adult care facility, Covina police said.<p>
Officials said the Covina woman also has bipolar disorder, a history of schizophrenia and other medical conditions. She didn’t have medications or money with her when she left.
Ochy is Panamanian, speaks English with a Spanish accent, stand 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs about 200 pound. She was last seen wearing a lime green sweater, white pants and brown bowling-style shoes. She was carrying a blue-and-grey backpack and had a white purse with pink stripes.
Anyone with information is asked to call Covina Police at 626-384-5656 or Detective Anthony Zavala at 626-384-5622.
- Staff report
PHOTO of Leiza Ochy courtesy of the Covina Police Department

Officials seek two missing men in Altadena

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ALTADENA — The search continued Saturday for two missing persons — one elderly and one mentally disabled — who wandered away from their respective homes earlier this week.
Johnny Burton, 72, was last seen about 11 a.m. Thursday leaving his home in the 2800 block of Nido Drive, near Hahamongha Watershed Park, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said in a written statement.
He suffers from occasional forgetfulness and is easily confused, authorities added.
He’s black, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 155 pounds. He’s missing most of his teeth, and was last seen wearing a long-sleeve yellow shirt, blue jeans, a black jacket and black boots.
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A second missing person case was reported Friday, officials said, after 27-year-old Arsen Bayramyan, who is mentally disabled, wandered away from his home on North Glenrose Avenue about 8:30 a.m., authorities said.
He requires medication, and his family is very concerned and asking the public’s help, investigators said.
Bayramyan is described as white, 5 feet 9 inches tall, 205 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a brown sweater and black sweat pants.
Anyone with information on either case is asked to contact detectives Abraham or Harris at Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau’s Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500.
PHOTO of Arsen Bayramyan courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. PHOTO of Johhny Burton not available as of Saturday.

Missing Alhambra woman found safe

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ALHAMBRA — A woman with Down syndrome who went missing Tuesday is safely back at home with her family, police said Wednesday.
Worried family members reported about 10:30 a.m. Tuesday that Chi Kim Truong, 51, had wandered away from home in the 600 block of Meridian Avenue and disappeared, Alhambra police Lt. Elliot Kase said.
Shortly before 7 p.m., police issued an alert to the public with Truong’s photo in an attempt to locate her.
A patrol officer spotted Truong about 7:45 p.m., standing at the corner of Atlantic Boulevard and Commonwealth Avenue, Kase said. The intersection is about a mile from her home.
“We don’t know where she was, but we’re happy to say she’s unharmed,” he said. Truong was reunited with her family.
Police will try to figure out where Truong went during the nine hours she was missing to give them an idea where to look should she ever go missing again, Kase added.

Help sought locating missing Arcadia man

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ARCADIA — Police asked the public’s help Saturday in finding a man who walked away from a retirement home.
Mike Dancer, also known as Mike Harwell, 57, was last seen about 5 p.m. Friday at the Arcadia Royale, 607 W. Duarte Road, Arcadia police officials said in a written statement.
He is legally blind and suffers from seizures, anxiety, depression and possibly other health problems and requires medication several times a day, police said.
Officials described Dancer as white, about 5 feet 11 inches tall, 150 pounds, with white hair, blue eyes and a tattoo of a star on the side of his head.
Anyone with information is asked to call Arcadia police or 9-1-1.
PHOTO of Mike Dancer courtesy of the Arcadia Police Department

Covina man with Alzheimer’s disease goes missing

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COVINA — Police asked the public’s help in finding a 72-year-old man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease who wandered away from his wife’s business Sunday.
George Pavez of Covina walked away from his wife’s business in the 600 block of South Shoppers Lane about 1 p.m., Covina police Sgt. Rob Bobkiewicz said.
In addition to Alzheimer’s disease, Pavez also suffers from other medical conditions that require medication, police said.
He’s described as Latino, 5 feet 2 inches tall, of medium build, Bobkiewicz said. He’s badling with gray hair and has a 4-inch scar on the top of his head, and his eyes are brown.
Pavez was last seen wearing a gray checkered shirt and khaki pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call Covina police at 626-331-3391.

PHOTO of George Pavez courtesy of the Covina Police Department.

NBA players brother goes missing in El Monte

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EL MONTE — The brother of an NBA basketball player is missing after wandering off from a mental care facility in El Monte Sunday, officials said.
John Jude Young, 36, also known as John Elwood Jude, walked away from Mountain View Care, 2622 Mountain View Road, Sunday morning, El Monte police and family members said. He was not prohibited from leaving the facility.
He is the brother of Nick Young, basketball player for the Washington Wizards.
Family members have grown increasingly worried as time passed and sought the public’s assistance in finding John, Nick Young’s assistant, Adrian Pascascio said.
El Monte police received word that the man had possibly been found in Irvine Friday, however Pascascio said it turned out not to be John.
He’s described as black, 6 feet 2 inches tall and 303 pounds.
Anyone with information is asked to call El Monte police at 626 580-2100.

Search continues for missing Duarte woman

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DUARTE — Sheriff’s officials and family members continued their search Saturday for a 66-year-old Duarte woman suffering from cancer and moderate dementia who went missing earlier this week.
Patricia Nelson was last seen at her home on Huntington Drive in Duarte about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday, Los Angeles County sheriff’s officials said in a written statement.
She may have left her home to take a bus to a doctor’s appointment in Pasadena, officials said.
Nelson is described as a black woman, about 5 feet 2 inches tall, 123 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She was possibly wearing a sweater and a hat when she went missing.
Anyone with information is asked to call detectives Harris or Abraham at the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau, Missing Person’s Detail at 323-890-5500.

PHOTO of Patricia Nelson courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.