Crime & Safety
Silver Alert: Man, 83, Reported Missing In RivCo
Keep an eye out for Joseph Chochrek, who possibly could be in the Palm Springs area and driving a Mercury Montego, Murrieta officials said.
MURRIETA, CA — A Silver Alert was issued Tuesday for Joseph Chochrek, an 83-year-old senior reported missing in Riverside County, according to authorities.
Chocheck, who may be driving his light-green, 2007 Mercury Montego, with CA license plates 6BSS644, reportedly was last seen in the Murrieta area, according to the Murrieta Police Department.
Chochrek also may be in the Palm Springs area, officials said.
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He was described as white, 5-feet, 11-inches tall, 185 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes, and was last reportedly seen wearing a white T-shirt and tan pants.
Anyone with information on Chochrek's whereabouts is asked to call Murrieta police at 951-696-3615.
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