Crime & Safety

Silver Alert: South Bay Woman With Dementia Missing

Maria Ortiz, last seen on Wednesday about 8:30 a.m., is Hispanic, 5 feet tall, 90 pounds, with brown eyes and long gray-and-black hair.

LAWNDALE, CA — Authorities Thursday sought public help to find a 78-year- old woman with dementia who went missing in Lawndale.

Maria Ortiz, last seen on Wednesday about 8:30 a.m., is Hispanic, 5 feet tall, 90 pounds, with brown eyes and long gray-and-black hair. She was wearing a black jacket and blue pants and was carrying a beige purse.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts was urged to call sheriff's detectives at (323) 890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS.

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