Crime & Safety
Tips Sought In La Mesa Missing-Person Case
The last confirmed sighting of Vivian Crowder was early on the afternoon of Oct. 29, the La Mesa Police Department reported.
LA MESA, CA — Authorities reached out to the public Tuesday for help in finding a 71-year-old woman with dementia who went missing nearly a month ago in La Mesa.
The last confirmed sighting of Vivian Crowder was early on the afternoon of Oct. 29, the La Mesa Police Department reported. At the time, she was walking alongside state Route 125 over Interstate 8, dressed in black pants, a blue-and-brown floral-patterned shirt, turquoise-colored shoes, a blue denim jacket and a beige head wrap.
"We are hoping that a good Samaritan picked her up and drove her someplace, and, if so, we hope they will contact us and let us know where they took her," LMPD Lt. Katy Lynch said.
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People who came into contact with Crowder -- who "is friendly and would talk to anyone" -- around the time she disappeared reported that she "appeared very confused," Lynch said.
Anyone who might be able to help locate Crowder is asked to call La Mesa police at 619-667-7537.
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— City News Service
