North Hollywood Family Seeks Help Finding Missing Son

NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CA — A 21-year-old man with epilepsy who went missing in North Hollywood was being sought Wednesday.

Elioth Stiven Gomez Vargas was last seen about noon Monday near the 14400 block of Oxnard Street, near Van Nuys Boulevard, possibly on a bus to the area of MacArthur Park in the Westlake district, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Vargas is Hispanic, 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds and has brown hair and eyes.

Anyone with information regarding Vargas' whereabouts was urged to call the watch commander at the LAPD's North Hollywood Station at (818) 754- 8301.

After hours or on weekends calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24- 7. Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222- TIPS or at lacrimestoppers.org.

City News Service; Photo courtesy of the LAPD