Search Continues For Missing Woman, 64, With Schizophrenia

ARTESIA, CA — Sheriff's investigators continued their search Sunday to find a 64-year-old woman with schizophrenia who was last seen in Artesia.

Nadine Ann Puckett was last seen about 2:30 p.m. Saturday at her home in the 11000 block of Artesia Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Authorities believe she may be headed for Taft or the Bakersfield area.

Puckett is white, 5-feet-4 inches tall, weighs 109 pounds and has short white hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a blue hoodie and gray pants when last seen.

Anyone with information that could help investigators find Puckett was urged to call the sheriff's Missing Persons Bureau at 323-890-5500.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or lacrimestoppers.org.

—By City News Service