Missing: 47-year-old man with schizophrenia in La Mirada

A 47-year-old man who authorities say has been diagnosed with schizophrenia has been reported missing in La Mirada and detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help finding him.

Jose Ricardo aka “Richie” Moran was last seen Friday near the 15000 block of Alta Vista Drive, said Deputy Veronica Fantom of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.

Moran is Latino, 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds, has brown eyes, short black hair and a full beard. He was last seen wearing a white shirt with a flower design, blue jeans, and gray/black shoes.

Anyone with information about Moran or knows of his 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.