Have You Seen William Silcock? Missing In North OC

WESTMINSTER, CA — A search intensified Tuesday for a missing Westminster man said to have the mental capacity of a 7-year-old. He was last seen near Bolsa Avenue and Beach Boulevard.

"Family members last saw William Silcock, 31, about 7 p.m. Monday at his home in the 7600 block of Gonzaga Place," said Westminster police Cmdr. Cameron Knauerhaze. Silcock did not tell his family he was leaving, but he may have been headed to his mother's home in the 20000 block of Minerva Lane in Huntington Beach, Knauerhaze said.

Silcock has left home unannounced before and has been found near Hoover Street and Bolsa Avenue by the railroad tracks, Knauerhaze said.

Orange County sheriff's bloodhounds were sent out Monday night and Tuesday morning, but they lost his scent at Beach Boulevard and Warner Avenue, Knauerhaze said.

Silcock is 5-foot-6 and weighs about 230 pounds. Anyone with information about his whereabouts was asked to call police at (714) 548-3767.

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