Police need help finding missing man

DOWNEY - Downey Police are searching for Jose Olmedo Jr., 62, who went missing March 12 after going outside his home to smoke a cigarette, authorities said Tuesday.Olmedo, who lives on the 7300 block of Shady Oak Dr., suffers from psychosis and is a diabetic, police said. He is on prescribed medication which he was not carrying when he disappeared. Olmedo is described as a male Hispanic, 5 foot 9, 160 pounds, with brown hair and eyes. Olmedo has disappeared in the past and was previously found in West Covina. Anyone with information on Olmedo's whereabouts should call Downey Police at (562) 904-2308 or Detective Robert Del Rio at (562) 904-2325.

********** Published: March 22, 2012 - Volume 10 - Issue 49