'Gio' Avella From Pleasant Hill Located: Police

PLEASANT HILL, CA – UPDATE FROM THE PLEASANT HILL POLICE DEPARTMENT:

"Giovanni Avella has been located by the Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office and returned safely to his family. The Pleasant Hill Police Department would like to thank you all for assistance."

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TUESDAY, OCT. 30, 5:39 p.m.

The Pleasant Hill Police Department today issued an alert to the public to help locate a missing, at-risk resident, Giovanni "Gio" Avella, who was last reported seen Tuesday at about 2:45 p.m. on the 200 block of Camelback Drive in Pleasant Hill.

"Gio" only knows a few words and may become easily agitated, the department said.

Giovanni, 20, was described as a white male with a stocky build and last known to be wearing a T-shirt of an unknown color but may have holes around the collar area, basketball shorts and tennis shoes.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the police at (925) 288-4600.

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