Missing Man May Be In Chatsworth

MALIBU, CA — Authorities and the loved ones of a missing man last seen on his way to Chatsworth Sunday are asking for help bringing him home safely.

Forty-year-old Ever Manuel Valencia was last seen Sunday near Malibu Road and Pacific Coast Highway, according to Deputy Veronica Rodriguez of the Sheriff's Information Bureau. Valencia suffers from diabetes and is in need of medical treatment, according to authorities. Sheriff's officials believe he may have been headed to Chatsworth when he disappeared.

Valencia was wearing a white collared shirt, black pants and black shoes at the time of his disappearance. He is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds, with brown eyes, short black hair, a goatee and is missing a bottom tooth.

He also has a tattoo of the word "Forgiven" on his left forearm, according to the sheriff's department.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts was asked to contact the Sheriff's Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

City News Service contributed to this report.