An 84-year-old man who authorities say has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease was reported missing Saturday in Whittier.
Julian Frank Covarubias was last seen at 5 p.m. Friday on the 9600 block of Mills Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Covarubias is Latino, 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, has brown eyes, gray hair, a moustache and a tattoo of a dreamcatcher on his right arm. He was last seen wearing a light colored shirt, dark colored shorts and a gold weeding band.
Anyone with information about Covarubias or knows of his whereabouts was asked to call the Sheriff’s Department’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.
