Crime & Safety
Endangered Missing: Calimesa Man, Sons, Missing Under Suspicious Circumstances
Law enforcement agencies have asked everyone to be on the alert for Cesar Contreras and the boys, including Christopher, 10, and Elias, 4.
CALIMESA, CA — A Calimesa man who vanished Wednesday with his two sons under suspicious circumstances was the subject of a region-wide search.
Cesar Contreras, 32, was last seen at 7 a.m. Wednesday in the area of Bryant Street and East Avenue L in Calimesa, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department and California Highway Patrol.
The CHP issued an "Endangered Missing Advisory" on behalf of sheriff's investigators, requesting that all law enforcement agencies in the region be on alert for Contreras and the boys, 10-year-old Christopher Contreras German and 4-year-old Elias Contreras.
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An Endangered Missing notification generally means there are concerns that a disappearance has criminal implications. No other details were immediately available.
Contreras may have been driving a white 2014 Ford Explorer with California license plate 7BXS712, according to the CHP.
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He was described as 5-foot-7 and 200 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Pictures show him wearing prescription eyeglasses.
Christopher's height and weight are unknown, with black hair and brown eyes.
Elias has the same coloring, also with no verified height and weight. Authorities were also uncertain about what any of the parties may have been wearing on Wednesday morning.
Anyone with information was asked to call 911 or the nearest law enforcement agency.
