31-Year-Old Woman Missing From Santa Monica Area

SANTA MONICA, CA – A 31-year-old transient woman who frequents the Santa Monica and Venice area is missing, and investigators are seeking the public's help in finding her. Whitney Huima, who last contacted her family on March 10, could possibly be in the Van Nuys area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which is conducting a missing persons investigation.

Huima might be with her boyfriend, 29-year-old Antonio Finney, and her dog, officials said. Huima is white, 5 feet 10 inches tall, 150 pounds and has brown hair and hazel eyes. She also has a flower tattoo on her wrist.

Finney is black and has green eyes and dark brown or black hair. Investigators have released photos of Huima, Finney and the dog in the hope someone will spot and recognize and call authorities.

Anyone with information that could help reunite with the woman with her worried family was urged to call the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau, Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500 to speak with Detective Abraham or Sgt. Nava.

Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS.

City News Service and Patch staffer Emily Holland contributed to this post; Image via Los Angeles Sheriff's Department