Crime & Safety

Car Of Missing 70-Year-Old Woman Found In Laguna Beach: Have You Seen Grace?

The Orange County resident left her home Wednesday morning, leaving her phone and purse behind, authorities said.

Orange County sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help Thursday in finding a critically missing 70-year-old woman whose vehicle was found in Laguna Beach a day after she was last seen.
Orange County sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help Thursday in finding a critically missing 70-year-old woman whose vehicle was found in Laguna Beach a day after she was last seen. (Orange County Sheriff's Department Courtesy Photo)

LAGUNA BEACH, CA — Orange County sheriff's deputies asked for the public's help Thursday in finding a critically missing 70-year-old woman whose vehicle was found in Laguna Beach a day after she was last seen.

Grace Justine Shen was reported leaving her home on Wednesday, Jan. 18 at around 7:40 a.m. According to the Orange County Sheriff's Department - Laguna Woods Division, Shen left her residence in her vehicle and left her cell phone and purse at home.

On Thursday, deputies found Shen's vehicle in Laguna Beach, near Laguna Avenue and Coast Highway.

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Shen was described as a 70-year-old Asian woman standing at 5'6" and weighing roughly 129. She has black hair and brown eyes, authorities said.

Residents have information about Shen's whereabouts were asked to call the OCSD dispatch line at 714-647-7000.

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