Missing woman, 47, diagnosed with schizophrenia last seen in Torrance

UPDATE: Grace Cha was found safe Wednesday evening.

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A 47-year-old woman who suffers from schizophrenia and bipolar disorder was reported missing Wednesday morning after last being seen in Torrance.

Grace Cha was last seen about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Carson Street and Vermont Avenue, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Cha is Asian, 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 155 pounds with short black and gray hair and brown eyes, with a tattoo of roses and a skull on her right arm and a nose piercing. She was last seen wearing a black leather jacket and blue jeans, carrying three luggage bags, the department said.

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

Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.

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