Crime & Safety

Missing Oceanside Man Sought Across North San Diego County

See a helicopter overhead? Police are seeking Edgar Cruz who walked away from his home at 3200 Mission Cove Way, police said.

Edgar Cruz went missing early Sunday, officials say.
Edgar Cruz went missing early Sunday, officials say. (Photo: Courtesy Oceanside Police Department)

ENCINITAS, CA — The Oceanside Police Department was looking Sunday for a missing 74-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease.

At 11:30 a.m. Sunday, Edgar Cruz walked away from his home at 3200 Mission Cove Way, police said.

He has black and gray hair with brown eyes and is 5-feet-7 inches tall and 150 pounds.

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He was last seen wearing a black windbreaker with a red zipper, jeans and blue Sketchers slip-on shoes.

Anyone who sees Cruz was asked to contact the OPD at 760-435-4900.

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