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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.
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
ROY, Utah -- Police who have been digging on a Utah property for three days say the excavation is related to the search for a San Gabriel man who went missing under "suspicious circumstances" after heading to Utah to seek work last year.
Layton Police Lt. Travis Lyman said detectives are looking into the case of Victor Flores of San Gabriel, Calif., though he declined to say what was found inside the hole at a duplex in Roy, Utah, Tuesday.
"We're still in the middle of processing that scene," the lieutenant said. "We're not releasing what, if anything, we've found yet."
The reason for the search, he added: "We're looking for any items of evidence."
Lyman said police would make a statement regarding their findings once the search was complete, which he expected would be Wednesday or Thursday.
One officer looking into the hole was reportedly seen holding his nose, and police have used a tarp to shield the view of onlookers from their work.
Flores, then-25, departed from his home in San Gabriel in early May to seek work in Utah, San Gabriel police Lt. Darren Perrine said.
Within days of his arrival in Utah, he went missing, officials said.
Flores' mother, who kept in frequent contact with him, grew worried when she lost touch with her son and reported him missing to Utah investigators, Perrine said.
While Layton investigators labelled the disappearance as occurring under, "suspicious circumstances," Lyman said, "We can't comment on what specifically those circumstances are. "It's still part of a real active investigation."
While the investigation is being by the Layton Police Department, Perrine said, San Gabriel police have assisted detectives in Utah through such measures as collecting a DNA samples from relatives for comparison.
It was unclear what his relationship is to the duplex where police are searching.
Lyman would say only that a "culmination" of evidence and interviews led police to believe, "there may be items of evidence at this address."
Police used ground-penetrating radar last week at the site, where excavation began Monday, officials said.
Shortly after Flores was reported missing, Utah police spoke with residents of a home in Layton who told them they knew Flores, and that he was fine, Lyman said.
When police returned to re-interview the residents several weeks later, they had moved, he said.
A family friend told the Standard-Examiner of Ogden that Flores had gone to Utah with an acquaintance with the promise of a construction job, but had later called family members to say he had changed his mind. She added she was suspicious of the acquaintance.
Neighbors of the home in Roy where the excavation was taking place told the Ogden newspaper that police in tactical gear raided the house in the fall and made an arrest.
PHOTO of Victor Flores: courtesy
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.
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.
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.
Mike Dancer, 57, of Arcadia, who was previously reported missing, returned home Saturday afternoon, police said.
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 -- 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.
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.
MONTEBELLO -- Police asked the public's help Thursday in finding a 14-year-old Montebello girl who ran away with a male companion.Rosemary Sandoval was last seen walking in the 300 block of Poplar Avenue between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. Monday, Montebello police Sgt. Mike Flores said in a written statement.
She suffers from a medical condition that requires her to take prescription medication, police added.
Police believe Sandoval may be with a friend identified as "Jose Sandoval," though that may not be his true name, Flores said.
"In the past few days, Rosemary has been in contact with her family via 'Facebook' and cell phone, indicating that she is well and does not wish to come home," the sergeant said.
"At this time, there is no indication of foul play, however, because of her medical condition and age, her family is concerned for her welfare."
Sandoval is described as Latina, 5 feet 5 inches tall, 190 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She has tattoos reading "Perfect" and "FML" on her left forearm.
Anyone with information is asked to call Montebello police at 323-887-1313, or 911.
PHOTO of Rosemary Sandoval courtesy of the Montebello Police Department.
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.
DUARTE -- Sheriff's officials and concerned family members asked the public's help Wednesday in finding a missing Duarte woman.Patricia Nelson, 66, lives on Huntington Drive in Duarte, suffers from moderate dementia and is being treated for cancer, Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said in a written statement.
She was last seen at her home about 6:15 a.m. Tuesday.
"She possibly left her residence to take a bus to a doctor's appointment in Pasadena," the statement said. "Her family is very concerned and is also asking for the public's assistance."
Nelson is 5 feet 2 inches tall, about 123 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, officials said. She may be wearing a hat and a sweater.
Anyone with information is asked to call the detectives Harris or Abraham at the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, Missing Persons Detail, at 323-890-5500.
PHOTO of Patricia Nelson courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
WHITTIER -- A 12-year-old girl reported missing after apparently running away with a 20-year-old man she met online has been found safe in Riverside County, authorities said.
The girl is believed to have run away from her home in Whittier about 2 p.m. Friday, Whittier police officials said in a written statement.
"(The girl) was later picked up by a 20-year-old male Hispanic before they returned to his mother's home in Vista, CA for an abbreviated amount of time," the police statement said.
Police identified the 20-year-old man as Ivan Felipe Cerda.
"Through investigation, detectives learned that the girl and (Cerda) started a relationship on a social networking website and that she was picked up in his 2003 Volkswagen Passat on June 3rd," the statement said.
Police found the girl, unharmed, in Anza Saturday, officials said.
She was with Cerda, who was being detained by detectives for questioning.
AZUSA -- Sheriff's and fire officials called off a search of the East Fork of the San Gabriel River Friday for a 21-year-old hiker who fell into the water and was swept away in the Angeles National Forest north of Azusa, officials said.
The man was hiking with others about 1:30 p.m. near the Camp Williams Resort when he tried to cross the East Fork of the river at a rope crossing and fell in to the waist-deep water, Los Angeles County sheriff's Sgt. Pete Shupe said.
"(Other hikers) saw him tumbling down the river," the sergeant said. The other hikers soon lost sight of him.
After more than five hours of searching by both ground and air, firefighters and sheriff's officials recovered a backpack believed to belong to the missing hiker from the river, Shupe said, but the hiker himself remained missing.
Plans to resume the search early Saturday had not been finalized late Friday, he said.
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| Frank Girardot, Metro Editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspapers, brings you behind the yellow tape with takes on true crime, cold cases and more. This is also your forum to discuss crime, its impact on your neighborhood and how we cover it. Have any questions or tips? You can leave a comment here or e-mail Frank. |
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