Crime & Safety

CHP Reports Missing Citrus Heights Senior Found Safe

The 77-year-old was located Christmas night in Truckee.

The California Highway Patrol has located Citrus Heights resident James Mengel, 77, police said.

The CHP had issued a Silver Alert for Mengel at about 8 a.m. Christmas morning after a family member reported him missing.

He had been last seen Wednesday at 11:30 p.m. CHP located Mengel about 9:30 p.m. Christmas Day in Truckee, California, according to the Citrus Heights Police Department.

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When CHP officers found Mengel, he was in good health and officers were working to reunite him with his family.

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