Crime & Safety

36-Year-Old Man Missing, Last Seen In East Los Angeles

A 36-year-old man who suffers from depression was reported missing Tuesday. He was last seen in East Los Angeles.

Richard Vasquez, 36, was last seen about 3 p.m. Monday in East Los Angeles.
Richard Vasquez, 36, was last seen about 3 p.m. Monday in East Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)

LOS ANGELES, CA — A 36-year-old man who suffers from depression was reported missing Tuesday morning after he was last seen in East Los Angeles.

Richard Vasquez was last seen about 3 p.m. Monday in the 5300 block of Dewar Avenue, near Beverly Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

Vasquez is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 170 pounds with brown eyes, shaved brown hair and a beard. He has "76" and lips tattooed on his neck and was last seen wearing a gray sweater, black shirt and blue pants, the department said.

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Anyone with information on Vasquez's whereabouts was asked to call the sheriff's Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.

- City News Service and Patch Editor Nicole Charky contributed to this report.

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