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Sacramento police are asking for the public's help in finding a developmentally challenged man missing since Friday.

Gary Askew, 55 and pictured in the center of the picture at left, was last seen about noon Friday at the Sacramento Convention Center downtown, according to police.

He is described as a black man, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 130 to 150 pounds. He has black and gray hair was last seen a maroon and black checkered suit.

Anyone with information about Askew's whereabouts is asked to call police at (916) 264-5471 or Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP.

Photo courtesy of the Sacramento Police Department.

Funeral services for Sacramento firefighter William Porter will be held this morning in Elk Grove.
Traffic could be fairly heavy as firefighters from around the region gather at 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church, 8939 East Stockton Blvd.

Porter's body was recovered May 21 from Camp Far West Lake near Wheatland. He was reported missing when he didn't return from a fishing trip May 9 at the reservoir.

Porter, 58, was assigned as a fire engine driver at Station 6 in Oak Park. He joined the department in 2002, and also played a role with an urban search and rescue team as a logistics manager and transportation specialist.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department seeks the public's help in locating a 13-year-old girl who went missing from a group home two weeks ago.

Payton Hensley (pictured, left) voluntarily left a facility in the 3000 block of Subaru Court in the Rosemont area on May 7, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

She left in a grey Plymouth Grand Voyager van, with California license plate No. 3JUN734. The vehicle is registered to Armando Juanico Rivera (pictured, right), 27. Rivera, also known as "Fabio," is believed to be involved in a dating relationship with Hensley, officials said.

Sacramento County sheriff's detectives are investigating the possibility that a missing toddler who hasn't been seen since April of last year was given to a mysterious woman in Reno about that same time.

Detectives continue to sort through conflicting and sometimes nonsensical statements by Dwight Stallings' mother, Tanisha Edwards, who is in custody at the Sacramento County Main Jail.

Authorities said Edwards has told them that "Baby Dwight" is dead, that she gave the him away, and that he was kidnapped.

West Sacramento police say that a formerly missing 82-year-old woman has been found.

Georgina Crespo had was last been seen at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday when she left her home in the Southport neighborhood to go for a walk. Today, about 10:45 a.m., she was located in good condition and is now home.

West Sacramento police need help in finding an 82-year-old woman missing since Monday.

Georgeina Crespo was last seen at 4:35 p.m. Tuesday when she left her home in the Southport neighborhood to go for a walk. When she failed to return home at 10:45 p.m., family members called the police department to report her missing.

She is known to visit the area of Southport Town Center Plaza. Crespo has made statements that she might make an attempt to travel to Texas, according to a police press release.

She is described as Hispanic, 5 feet tall, 105 pounds, gray hair and hazel eyes. When last seen, she was wearing a beige sweatshirt, jeans and was carrying a green bag.

A daylong search of Camp Far West Lake in south Yuba County failed to locate a missing fisherman whose kayak was found capsized in the lake.

Lt. Damon Gil of the Yuba County Sheriff's Department said the search will resume early Friday.

Gil said the Sheriff's Department received a call about 5 a.m. today from family members who reported that the man, who Gil declined to name, had failed to call or return home the previous night. The family reported that he often fished alone at Camp Far West Lake.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department seeks to find a 19-year-old woman who disappeared form her Antelope residence Thursday night.

Haley Tennell (pictured) walked out of her home in the 4100 block of North Country Drive shortly before 10 p.m. saying that she was going to a neighbor's home, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. But she never arrived at the neighbor's house and did not return home.

Authorities said she is considered at-risk because the disappearance is inconsistent with her normal behavior.

A mother from Sacramento is in Alaska to assist in finding her missing airman son.

Judy Davis of Sacramento flew to Anchorage to look for her son, Senior Airman Clinton Reeves, 24, who has been missing for more than a week.

"Right now, I don't know anything," Davis told the Kansas City Star. She and her son were formerly longtime residents of the Kansas City area.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department seeks the public's help in locating a man who has been missing from his home for nearly a week.

Jesse Fernandez (pictured), 40, was last seen Tuesday at his home in the 8100 block of Bilsdale Court in south Sacramento. Sheriff's officials said he is considered at-risk because of diminished mental capacity.

Fernandez is described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing approximately 225 pounds. He has short black hair, brown eyes, a mustache and a full beard.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115.

Elk Grove police say a 13-year-old boy reported missing earlier today has been found safe and returned to his home.

Orzelle Dupard (pictured) had been last seen at 8:14 a.m. today when he left his home in the 8200 block of Geneva Pointe Drive. He was considered to be at risk because of his age.

An 11-year-old boy reported missing from a group home in Fair Oaks earlier this month has been located.

Miguel Sanchez was found safe and unharmed Thursday by the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office, according to a Sacramento County Sheriff's Office news release.

The boy was reported missing April 3 from a group home in the 9800 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard. He was considered at risk because of his age.

Sacramento police said today that a missing 22-year-old man who walked away from his south Sacramento home earlier this week has been found.

Robert Manzano Escalicas Jr., who has a developmental disability, disappeared Monday when he left his home in the 2800 block of Yreka Avenue about 10:30 a.m. He has walked away before, police said.

A 12-year-old boy reported missing Monday has been found.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reports that Ruben Lopez (pictured) was found Monday evening and returned to his home.

Lopez had last been seen in his family's apartment in the 2400 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard about 11 p.m. Sunday. He had not been heard from Monday and was considered at risk because of his age.

Sacramento police are asking for the public's help in finding a 22-year-old man who walked away from his home this morning.

Robert Manzano Escalicas Jr., who has a developmental disability and is pictured at left, has not been seen since he left his home in the 2800 block of Yreka Avenue about 10:30 a.m. today. He has walked away before, police said, and has been seen in the 1400 block of 65th Street. He also is known to frequently ride light rail.

Escalicas is Filipino, 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighs 117 pounds. He was last seen wearing a camouflage jacket.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call Crime Alert at (916) 443-HELP.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help in finding a 12-year-old boy who has not been seen by friends or family today.

Ruben Lopez, pictured at left, was last seen in his family's apartment in the 2400 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard about 11 p.m. Sunday night, said sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos. He has not been heard from today and is considered at-risk because of his age, Ramos said.

Lopez is Hispanic, 5 feet tall and weighs about 100 pounds, Ramos said. He has dark brown hair and brown eyes. He is believed to be wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt, black shorts and black and white tennis shoes.

Anyone with information about Lopez's whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department asks the public's help in locating an 11-year-old boy who was reported missing from a group home in the 9800 block of Fair Oaks Boulevard this morning.

Miguel Sanchez was last seen about 9:30 a.m. by staff members at the Fair Oaks facility, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. He is considered at-risk because of his age.

The boy is described as Latino, 5 feet tall, and weighing about 120 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, gray jeans and white tennis shoes.

Sheriff's spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said Sanchez has been known to have "violent outbursts" and he should not be alone with other young children. He said anyone who finds the child should take precautions.

Anyone with information regarding the youngster's whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115.

This post was updated by Bee staff writer Kim Minugh.

The Sacramento County Coroner's office this morning confirmed that the body recovered on Monday from the Sacramento River was that of 15-year-old Shabnam Ahmadyar of Elk Grove.

Divers found her in up to 30 feet of water, just 15 feet from the dock where her clothes had been found Saturday afternoon. The spot, across the roadway from 10991 River Road, was just yards from where cadaver dogs indicated to handlers that they detected her scent.

Ahmadyar has been missing since Friday afternoon, when she wandered from her family's Chamberlin Circle home while her mother was on the phone.

Ahmadyar was considered at-risk because of mental illness.

Elk Grove police are asking for the community's help in locating a missing 15-year-old girl.

Shabnam Ahmadyar (pictured) has been diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic and functions below her age level, according to a Police Department news release.

Ahmadyar walked away form her residence in the 4800 block of Chamberlain Circle about 4:30 this afternoon.

Homicide detectives have taken over the lead role in the investigation of missing 22-month-old Dwight Stallings.

However, Sacramento County sheriff's officials stressed that giving homicide detectives command of the search for the little Dwight, does not mean that it is a death investigation.

"Due to the unusual circumstances present in this case, the decision was made that homicide detectives would be better equipped to handle the investigation from this point forward," said a press release this morning from the department.

First order of business for homicide is a morning meeting with volunteers in the south area. The volunteers will help detectives hand out and post flyers with Dwight's picture and information about the case.

Folsom police say a man an 82-year-old man reported missing this afternoon has been located.

Police said Ikbahr Singh (pictured) left an address in the Parkways in Folsom about 1:30 p.m. today for a short walk and was reported missing after he failed to return.

A 54-year-old man who had been missing for a week was found dead early Wednesday morning.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department issued a news release Tuesday night seeking the public's help locating John McDonald, who had been last seen at his place of employment in North Natomas on March 14.

Sheriff's Department spokesman Deputy Jason Ramos said a citizen spotted McDonald's vehicle about 3 a.m. Wednesday in a supermarket parking lot at Walerga and Elverta roads in the Antelope area and reported a man was inside.

The Sacramento County Coroner's Office listed cause of death as undetermined. Ramos said there was no evidence to indicate McDonald was a crime victim and the Sheriff's Department is not investigating the death.

A candlelight vigil is scheduled for tonight in Sacramento for a missing 15-year-old Northern California girl who disappeared last week on her way to school.

Sierra Lamar has been missing since she left her Morgan Hill home Friday morning. Her disappearance has been the subject of national attention.

The girl has relatives in the Sacramento area, including a cousin, and at least 75 people are expected tonight at 7 p.m. at Fremont Presbyterian Church, 5770 Carlson Drive.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reported today that a man who had been missing for a week has been found.

John McDonald, 54, who had last been seen at his place of employment in the 600 block of West Stadium Lane in the North Natomas area about 5 p.m. March 14, has been located, according to a statement from the sheriff's department.

Officials had said he was considered to be at risk because of the unusual circumstances surrounding his disappearance, which were inconsistent with his normal patterns of behavior.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help in locating a man who has been missing for a week.

John McDonald (pictured), 54, was last seen at his place of employment in the 600 block of West Stadium Lane in the North Natomas area about 5 p.m. March 14. Officials said he is considered to be at risk because of the unusual circumstances surrounding his disappearance, which are inconsistent with his normal patterns of behavior.

McDonald is described as 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

A 20-year-old Carmichael man reported missing from his home earlier today has been located in the Bay Area.

Thomas Brest, 20, pictured at left, had last been in contact with his family by telephone shortly after 10:30 this morning, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department. He lives in the 4800 block of Andrew Circle.

Brest was considered at-risk because of his unstable mental and emotional condition, according to the Sheriff's Department.

Search and rescue crews have found the two women reported missing overnight on Yolo County's Cache Creek.

Yolo County Sheriff's deputies searched this morning along the creek for the two women overdue from a rafting trip.

Sheriff's Sgt. Lance Faille said each of the women were reported missing this morning by relatives. The two rafters, along with, as it turns out, three others, put into the creek on Sunday.

A 51-year-old woman who was reported missing from her midtown home has been found in jail.

After Sacramento police issued a request for the public's help in locating Linda Marie Lopez, it was determined that she was the woman booked early this morning as a "Jane Doe," according to a Police Department news release.

Lopez had last been seen at her home in the 1600 block of 19th Street about 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Police said she had several physical and medical conditions that require her to use a walker and take daily medications.

According an online roster of jail bookings and releases, Lopez has been released from jail.

Two people have been arrested in the alleged kidnapping of two children in Glenn County that prompted that California Highway Patrol to issue and Amber Alert earlier today.

Leonard Dale Tuttle Jr. (pictured), 30, the man accused of taking his former girlfriend's daughters from a Willows home about 9:30 this morning, has been arrested on suspicion of child stealing, kidnapping and conspiracy. Shortly after 8 this evening, Willows police officers also arrested 45-year-old Melissa Britton. She, too, is accused of child stealing, kidnapping and conspiracy, according to a Police Department news release.

Both Tuttle and Britton were booked into Glenn County Jail.

A teenage boy who failed to return home from school Monday afternoon is now back with his family.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said early this morning that Edward "Eddie" Lewis 16, has returned home. He was unharmed.

The teen had last been seen at Rosemont High School in the 9500 block of Kiefer Boulevard about 2:45 p.m. Monday. Sheriff's officials said he was considered to be at risk due to a diminished mental capacity.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department seeks the public's help locating a teenage boy who failed to return home from school this afternoon.

Edward "Eddie" Lewis (pictured), 16, was last seen at Rosemont High School in the 9500 block of Kiefer Boulevard about 2:45 p.m. Sheriff's officials said he is considered to be at risk due to a diminished mental capacity.

Lewis is described a 5 feet, 9 inches tall and weighing 125 pounds. He has wavy, reddish-brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a bright orange hooded sweatshirt and blue shorts.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115.

An 80-year-old Sacramento County man who went missing from a convalescent home Friday morning has been located.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department reported that MD "Doc" Wormly (pictured) has been found safe in Texas.

Wormly was last seen at the home in the 1900 block of Morse Avenue, near the Alta Arden Expressway, about 7:45 a.m. Friday. Sheriff's officials said he was considered at risk because of medical issues.

Officers sustained minor injuries early this morning when a teen who was reported missing attacked them after they found her, Sacramento police said.

Officers had been looking for the 17-year-old and believed she was with her 19-year-old boyfriend. They received information that the couple might be in a Natomas industrial park in the 4300 block of Pell Drive.

They found her vehicle at the location in a parking lot and entered a warehouse. There, police said, they spoke with Subhi Shehadeh, 19, who fit the description of the boyfriend.

A Sacramento County sheriff's said this morning that an at-risk 60-year-old reported missing from a Sacramento assisted-living facility has been found.

He was in good condition and was returned to his residence.

Andrew Robinson had been reported missing about 9:15 a.m. Sunday from the facility in the 5500 block of Sky Parkway.

Officials said Robinson suffers from dementia.

A Carmichael woman reported missing from her home last week has been located.

Sacramento County sheriff's detectives have had contact with 55-year-old Melodie Benton (pictured), also known as Melodie Rowan, and report that she is OK, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

Benton left her workplace in Folsom about 2 p.m. Feb. 15 and was observed on video surveillance cameras leaving the Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs about 8 that night.

She was reported missing after she failed to return home. Officials said she was considered at risk because her disappearance was inconsistent with her normal behavior.

A Sacramento woman reported missing Friday has returned home, the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said.

Donna Delgadillo, 43, left her home Friday afternoon and had been considered at risk because of her mental and emotional state.

Delgadillo "has returned home and is OK," said Deputy Jason Ramos, in a Sheriff's Department release.

No other details were provided.

By Carlos Alcalá

calcala@sacbee.com

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is looking for public help to find Donna Delgadillo, 43, who went missing Friday from her home in the 9100 block of Parducci Way in Sacramento.

She is considered at risk because of her mental and emotional condition.

She is a white female, 5 feet, 5 inches tall, about 130 pounds with brown hair and eyes.

She is thought to be driving a 1998 gold Toyota Camry with front-end damage and a California license of 4CBR335.

Call The Bee's Carlos Alcalá, (916) 321-1987.

PHOTO CAPTION: Donna Delgadillo/Sacramento County Sheriff's Department.

Sacramento police say that a missing developmentally disabled man has been found.

John Saechao, 30, was seen walking out of his Del Paso Heights home in the 3900 block of Dry Creek Road about 2 p.m. Thursday. The police department put out a plea for the public to help find him last night.

Police said this morning that the Sacramento Sheriff's Department had found him at Manzanita Avenue and Fair Oaks Boulevard.

A police spokesman said that Saechao was spotted by citizens who saw him in the Fair Oaks Boulevard and Manzanita Avenue area. Both citizens said he seemed to match the picture of Saechao they had seen on television.

When deputies approached him he was sitting at a bus stop and appeared to have been out all night. Saechao is new to the Sacramento area.

He told deputies that he was hungry and that his feet hurt. Medical personnel checked out his health condition as a precaution.

Deputies bought him a burrito and a bottled water. He was then re-united with his extremely appreciative family, said Sgt. Andrew Pettit, Sacramento police spokesman.

Saechao expressed an interest in becoming a police officer.

Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies need the public's assistance in finding a missing woman who works in Folsom.

Melodie Benton, 55, of Carmichael, left work Wednesday about 2 p.m. Sheriff's officials said Benton, who is also known as Melodie Rowan, was observed on video surveillance cameras leaving the Red Hawk Casino in Shingle Springs about 8 that night. She appeared to be alone, and left in an unknown direction.

"She is considered at-risk due to her disappearance being highly inconsistent with her normal behavior patterns," according to a sheriff's department press release.

Police would like citizens to help them find a missing developmentally disabled man who is new to the Sacramento area.

John Saechao, 30, was last seen walking out of his Del Paso Heights home in the 3900 block of Dry Creek Road about 2 p.m. Thursday.

He is described as Asian, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 270 pounds. He was wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, black t-shirt and blue jeans.

PHOTO CAPTION: John Saechao

BREAKING NEWS ALERT via Carlos Alcala:

A Sacramento area couple missing since Sunday has been found alive many miles from the area where a search was being conducted in southern El Dorado County.

Mark Schroeder and Janette DeGrace were found Wednesday afternoon after Schroeder hiked miles through snow near Georgetown, in the northern part of the county, and guided a rescue helicopter to DeGrace, said Jim Jungsten, who had co-ordinated search efforts.

They were being transported to Auburn where Schroeder was expected to be treated for frostbite, Jungsten said.

Law enforcement authorities are asking for the public's help in finding a missing couple.

Mark Schroeder, 55, was last known to be at his home in the 2900 block of Morse Glen Lane sometime during the day on Monday. He may be with his girlfriend, 52-year-old Janette DeGrace.

"He is considered at-risk because he is missing under suspicious circumstances," stated a press release from the Sacramento County Sheriff's department.

Schroeder drives a 1999 Porsche 911 with the California license plate of 5DRB566.

Schroeder is white, 5 feet 10 inches tall, about 140 pounds with collar-length brown hair and brown eyes. DeGrace is white, 5 feet 3 inches tall and about 130 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information about Schroeder is asked to call the sheriff's department at (916) 874-5115. Anyone with information about DeGrace is asked to call the police department at (916) 264-5471.

A 13-year-old girl who was reported missing from her Florin-area home Monday morning has been located in Fresno.

According to the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department, Madison Watson (pictured) was found earlier this evening. Officials said she was safe and in the custody of FBI agents, who assisted the Sheriff's Department in the investigation.

The teenager was reported missing by her mother, who awoke to find the girl gone from her home in the 7900 block of Springarden Way.

Sheriff's officials said arrangements are being made to return Watson to Sacramento and reunite her with her family.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department seeks the community's help in locating a teenage girl who was reported missing from her Florin-area home.

Madison Watson (pictured), 13, was last seen Sunday evening at her home in the 7900 block of Springarden Way. She was discovered missing Monday morning and is believed to have voluntarily left her residence sometime during the night, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. Officials said she is considered at-risk because of her unstable mental condition.

She is described as white, about 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing approximately 100 pounds. She has light brown, shoulder-length hair and blue eyes.

Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff's Department at (916) 874-5115.

A hunter reported missing Tuesday afternoon in El Dorado was found dead this morning.

The 50-year-old man was reported missing about 3 p.m. Tuesday, and search and rescue teams worked throughout the night trying to locate him, according to an El Dorado County Sheriff's Office news release.

The search resumed this morning, and an additional 25 search members arrived at the command post. About 9 a.m., one of the teams searching the area on foot found the hunter on the side of the mountain. Sheriff's deputies arrived and confirmed that he was deceased.

Rocklin police announced this afternoon that Rocklin resident Todd Dettner (pictured), who was reported missing Monday, has been located.

Police Tuesday evening requested the community's help finding Dettner, 47, who had not been seen since leaving his home Monday for his workplace in Citrus Heights.

An Amber Alert regarding an alleged teen abduction that occurred last night in Salida in Stanislaus County has been cancelled after the girl returned home.

According to the CHP Amber Alert, Christina Anderson, 16, was taken by force from her home about 10 p.m. Tuesday.

A Stansilaus County Sheriff's Department press release said that Calvin Paul Rodrigues, 38, forced his way into Anderson's home and kidnapped her.

About 12:30 a.m. today, the suspect's vehicle was spotted approaching Anderson's home. Deputies searching for the girl surrounded the suspect's vehicle and took Rodrigues into custody.

Anderson was in the vehicle.

The Rocklin Police Department seeks the public's help locating a 47-year-old man.

Police said Todd Dettner (pictured), 47, was last seen Monday when he left is Rocklin home for his workplace in Citrus Heights. He was driving a white 2010 Ford Taurus with California license plate 6LVT082.

Anyone with information regarding Dettner's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the Rocklin Police Department at (916) 625-5400.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said that a man who was reported missing from his residence in the 9000 block of Crofton Court, in the Florin area has been located.

Stephen Gilbert, 38, had last been seen about 7 p.m. Monday and was considered at risk because of his unstable mental condition, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

The sheriff's department said last night that he had returned home.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is asking the public's help in locating a man who was reported missing from his residence in the 9000 block of Crofton Court, in the Florin area.

Stephen Gilbert, 38, was last seen about 7 p.m. Monday and is considered at risk because of his unstable mental condition, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

Gilbert is described as about 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing about 180 pounds. He has short brown hair and hazel eyes, and was last seen wearing a blue, long-sleeved T-shirt, blue pajama pants and black slippers.

The body of a man discovered in a ditch late Monday off Highway 99 in Live Oak has been identified by Sutter County sheriff's detectives as that of a missing Yuba City man.

The identification of Richard Domenick Efigenio, 58, was made through dental records, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. Efigenio had been reported to the Yuba City Police Department as a missing person on Oct. 9.

Officials said the cause of death is pending a toxicology report.

A Yuba County man reported missing last week has been found safe.

Leslie Scott Jones, 44, of Browns Valley was located by the Sacramento Police Department early Monday afternoon, according to a Yuba County Sheriff's Office news release. Officials said arrangements were made to transport him back to Yuba County.

Jones was reported missing Dec. 22. He had last been seen about a week earlier when he left his home on foot and was believed heading for Marysville. Sheriff's officials said he frequently hitchhikes in the Yuba-Sutter area. They said no foul play was suspected in his disappearance.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said a 14-year-old boy reported missing from a group home in Carmichael has been found.

Luis Ibarra was returned to his residence in the 5300 block of Engle Road. He was reported missing about 3 p.m. Wednesday.

He was considered at risk because of his mental condition, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department is seeking the public's help in locating a 14-year-old boy reported missing from a group home in Carmichael.

Luis Ibarra (pictured) was last seen at the residence in the 5300 block of Engle Road about 3 p.m. today. He is considered at risk because of his mental condition, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

Ibarra is described as Hispanic, 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing about 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a black, long-sleeved button-up shirt and khaki pants.

The Yuba County Sheriff's Department seeks the public's help in finding a foothills resident who has been missing for nearly a week.

Leslie Scott Jones, 44, of Browns Valley was last seen leaving his home on foot about 2 p.m. Friday. He was believed to be heading to the city of Marysville, according to a Sheriff's Department news release. Officials said he frequently hitchhikes in the Yuba-Sutter area.

Jones is described as white, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds. He has straight, collar-length blond hair, a thin mustache and a goatee.

Anyone with information regarding Jones or his whereabouts is asked to call the Yuba County Sheriff's Department at (530) 749-7777.

The body of a man found floating in Lake Natoma has been identified by the Sacramento County Coroner's office.

The body of Kristopher Crisalli, 35, of Folsom, was found about the 11 a.m. Thursday upstream from Nimbus Flat, near the Iron Point Road access to the lake.

A kayaker used a rope to recover the body and then called police. Folsom police said that Crisalli has been missing since Nov. 9 when he left his School Street home on a bike.

He was considered an "at risk" missing person. Police said the body appeared to have been in the water for days.

A Carmichael woman who walked away from her home on Tuesday has been found.

Susan Schrader, 69, left her Moraga Drive home on foot in the early morning hours on Tuesday. She had never been reported missing before and was considered at-risk due to a medical condition.

The Sacramento Sheriff's Department reported today that she has been located and is safe.

Missing teen Sergio Jimenez was found last night in Yuba City, according to the Yuba City police department.

Sacramento police directed any calls on exactly where Jimenez was found and where he has been staying for more than a week to Yuba City police. A Yuba City police spokesman was not immediately available.

Sacramento police officials announced Thursday that they had reclassified the missing 17-year-old Natomas youth as a runaway after a family member encountered him in a Yuba City Walmart store Wednesday.

Sergio Jimenez was reported missing by family members Nov. 2, after he failed to return home from Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High School, where he is a senior. Since then, hundreds of volunteers along with officers and detectives from the Sacramento Police Department have searched the area around the school, including a nearby canal.

On Wednesday, a family member saw Jimenez in a Walmart store in Yuba City and had a brief conversation with the youth about why he was in the community, according to a Sacramento Police Department news release. Jimenez said he was visiting, then walked away. The family member was in a powered wheelchair and was unable to follow the teenager.

Jimenez's aunt in Sacramento was immediately notified and called police. Officers retrieved the video footage from Walmart for review. Jimenez's aunt was shown the footage and identified the youth as her nephew.

Officers and detectives searched the Yuba City area, specifically the shopping center where Jimenez was last seen.

Sacramento police officials announced that they have reclassified a missing 17-year-old Natomas youth as a runaway after a family member encountered him in a Yuba City Walmart store Wednesday.

Sergio Jimenez (pictured) was reported missing by family members Nov. 2, after he failed to return home from Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High School, where he is a senior. Since then, hundreds of volunteers along with officers and detectives from the Sacramento Police Department have searched the area around the school, including a nearby canal.

On Wednesday, a family member saw Jimenez in a Walmart store in Yuba City and had a brief conversation with the youth about why he was in the community, according to a Sacramento Police Department news release. Jimenez said he was visiting, then walked away. The family member was in a powered wheelchair and was unable to follow the teenager.

Two girls reported missing this morning from Hillsdale Elementary School in North Highlands have been found and reunited with their families.

Officer William Cho, a spokesman for the Twin Rivers Police Department, said the two fourth-graders were found at PFE and Walerga roads in Placer County. He said the girls apparently walked there from the school after being directed this morning to go from one classroom to another. When they failed to show up in the second classroom, school officials contacted police about 10:35 a.m.

Officers searched the schoolgrounds, as well as the surrounding neighborhood and area parks. They were assisted by a California Highway Patrol helicopter.

Sacramento police said that it appears that missing Natomas teen Sergio Jimenez is in the Yuba City area.

Pollice said Jimenez, 17, who has been missing for a week, was seen at a Walmart Wednesday night in Yuba City by a relative who then called the boy's aunt.

Sacramento police today showed store security video of the boy to the aunt who confirmed that it was her nephew.

A candlelight vigil will be held Thursday evening for a 17-year-old Natomas youth who has been missing for a week.

Sacramento City Councilwoman Angelique Ashby and the family of Sergio Jimenez will sponsor the gathering from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Peregrine Park, 3031 Guadalajara Way in North Natomas.

Sacramento police this afternoon searched a drainage canal near Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High School on Del Paso Road for any signs of the high school senior or his belongings. Police Department spokesman Sgt. Andrew Pettit said there is no evidence at this point that Jimenez (pictured) is the victim of foul play. But family members say the youth has no history of running away.

The Sacramento Police Department continues to search for a 17-year-old boy who has been missing since last week.

Police seek the community's help in locating Sergio Jimenez (pictured), who was last seen about 3 p.m. Wednesday while attending Natomas Pacific Pathways Prep High School in the 3700 block of Del Paso Road. Officers searched the surrounding area that day, and when the teenager was still missing Thrursday, they notified the media and released Jimene's photo to aid in the search.

Police say they have followed up on several tips, and officers have contacted friends and family members in the Sacramento area and other parts of California.

The Sacramento Police Department seeks to locate a teenager who failed to return home from school Wednesday.

Sergio Jimenez (pictured), 17, was last seen at school in the Natomas area but did not make it home, according to a Police Department news release. His family told police that he has never done this before.

Jimenez is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray and blue sweater, and black jeans. He also wears glasses.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the Police Department at (916) 264-5471.

A 71-year-old woman who had been reported missing from her board and care home in North Sacramento has been found safe.

Sacramento police received a call about 7 p.m. from a local hospital advising that Sandra Sunada (pictured) had been located.

Police said Sunada walked away from her board and care home in the 1000 block of Acacia Avenue about 1:20 p.m. Wednesday. She was en route to a fast food restaurant on Marysville Boulevard but did not return.

An elderly man missing from his Carmichael home since Sunday evening has been located, according to authorities.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department was on the lookout late Sunday night for 75-year-old Ron Kurtz, who was last seen leaving his Melisa Court home about 9:30 p.m. Sunday.

Kurtz suffers from dementia and was considered to be at-risk because of his age and medical condition, authorities said.

Kurtz was located this morning and is back home, according to the Sheriff's Department.

PHOTO CREDIT: Ron Kurtz

The body of a Roseville man missing for more than a week has been found in unincorporated Placer County.

Brent Bell, 49, left his home near Woodcreek Golf Club Oct. 16, riding his white Trek cruiser-style bicycle. He reportedly has been depressed about personal issues and may have taken a handgun with him, according to a Roseville police department new release.

Bell's family was concerned that he may have ridden his bicycle to a remote area and harmed himself, police said.

The Roseville Police Department is searching for a west Roseville man who was last seen Sunday evening.

Brent Bell (pictured), 49, left his home near Woodcreek Golf Club about 6 p.m., riding his white Trek cruiser-style bicycle. His family hasn't seen or heard from him since, and he didn't go to work Monday. He reportedly has been depressed about personal issues and may have taken a handgun with him, according to a Police Department new release.

Bell's family is concerned that he may have ridden his bicycle to a remote area and harmed himself, police said.

By Carlos Alcalá
calcala@sacbee.com

An 11-year-old boy missing for more than 5 hours overnight was found before 9 a.m. this morning, Sacramento County Sheriff's Department officials reported.

Octavio Orozco went missing from his apartment on Little Oak Lane near American River College at about 3 a.m.

Because he is under 12, officials considered him at risk and established a command center near the college.

By Carlos Alcalá and Bill Lindelof
calcala@sacbee.com

Searchers in Nevada County wrapped up the hunt for 3-year-old Davyn Wilkison about mid-morning Thursday when a neighbor heard the boy crying on a hill about 70 feet above the little town of Washington.

Barry Seiler found Davyn around 10 a.m., about 20 hours after he was last seen at his home in the community of fewer than 200, according to Nevada County Sheriff Detective Jesse King.

A South Lake Tahoe police dog successfully tracked a suicidal man to a forested field, finding him on the ground with slit wrists.

The rescue occurred Friday when police responded to the area of Markoffer Way and Pioneer Trail on a report of a man 34-year-old man who had been depressed and drinking heavily. His family also said that he had cut his wrists.

Officer Mark Hounsell, the handler of police dog Argo, responded to the scene to track the man. Argo led officers to a field with tall pines near the intersection of Keller Road and Markoffer Way, not far from the original call.

There on the ground, along a line of trees, the dog found the man. Paramedics were summoned, treated the man for his self-inflicted injuries and took him to the hospital.

Police said a missing 85-year-old man has been found today 50 miles away from the Elk Grove street where he had last been seen.

Kenneth Davis, who suffers from dementia and uses an oxygen tank to assist in breathing, had last been seen at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday on Park Meadows Drive in Elk Grove. He was driving a silver 2006 Chevy Trailblazer.

Davis was planning to visit his adult daughter, who lives in the west area of Elk Grove, but he never arrived.

Early this morning he was found by the California Highway Patrol in Salida, Stanislaus County, on Highway 99. He is doing fine and will be re-united with family, the Elk Grove police reported.

El Dorado County Sheriff's deputies are asking for the public's help in finding a woman who was last seen a week ago.

Sara Jane Fawcett (photo right), who worked at the Placerville Walmart, called in sick on Sept. 22. She was heard from a day later.

Authorities have identified the human remains found in a Yolo County creek bed in April as those of Jose Luis Velasquez, a 37-year-old Colusa County man reported missing in October 2008, the Yolo County Sheriff's Office has reported.

The remains were found by hunters April 17 in a dry creek bed in the northern part of the county, the sheriff's office reported.

Coroner's officials and anthropologists who examined the remains estimated they had been there for about two or three years, said sheriff's Sgt. Lance Faille.

A 79-year-old missing Elk Grove woman who suffers from early signs of dementia has been found.

Nellie Bell (photo right) was last seen leaving her Elk Grove home Wednesday afternoon.

A 9-year-old boy reported missing in West Sacramento this afternoon has been found safe, according to West Sacramento police.

The boy was reported missing near Bridgeway Lakes Elementary School, 3255 Half Moon Bay Circle. He was found by a resident near Ramco Street and Southport Parkway a few miles away from the school, according to Lt. Tod Sockman, and is back home with his parents.

Coroner's officials have released the name of a fisherman found dead in the American River the day after he was reported missing.

Ronald Peeters, 54, was found in the river near Harrington Way Friday.

His body was recovered by Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials.

Peeters truck had been found at River Bend Park at the close of the day Thursday, the same day he was reported missing and a day after he left his Orangevale home.

The cause of death was listed as undetermined.

Authorities have located a body in the American River that they believe is that of the 54-year-old missing fisherman they have been searching for since Thursday night, officials said.

The body was spotted in the American River near the Harrington Way river access. Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District officials are working on bringing the body to shore.

The search for the missing fisherman began at the river after park rangers closing up Riverbend Park on Thursday night noticed a truck parked there. They soon learned the truck was registered to a man who had been reported missing that day, said Sacramento County sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos.

The man left his Sacramento-area home Wednesday but never returned, Ramos said. The man's wife reported him missing Thursday.

The 6-year-old Fair Oaks boy who was being sought by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Department has been returned home safely, according to authorities.

The boy, Raymond Peters (photo, right), had been last seen Friday evening with his mother, Tricia Pelletier (photo, left), who does not have legal custody of her son. She violated her court-ordered visitation rights when she failed to return him to the custody of his father and grandmother Sunday, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

Raymond was considered to be at-risk because he has asthma and it is believed that his mother does not have the medication the youngster needs.

However, Pelletier reportedly saw herself on the news today and returned Raymond to his grandmother's house, said sheriff's Deputy Jason Ramos. The boy had not been harmed.

Pelletier's whereabouts are not known, Ramos said.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a 2-year-old Sacramento girl abducted by her father on Sunday.

Without releasing much detail, FBI agents said in a press release that the circumstances of her abduction lead them to believe that the life of the little girl, Madeline Samaan-Fay, may in jeopardy. The statewide alert was issued this afternoon.

According to the FBI, the child, Madeline Layla Samaan-Fay, was taken by her father, Mourad "Moni" Samaan, 49, a United States citizen born in Egypt. He is 5-feet, 6-inches tall and weighs 160 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Samaan is known to drive a dark green 1998 Toyota 4-Runner with California license plate 3XRM111.

Madeline is described as 2 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 28 pounds. She has curly brown hair and brown eyes.

"In spite of extraordinary efforts by our field agents and local law enforcement, we have been unable to develop any leads on the whereabouts of the child or her father since this Saturday," said Special Agent in Charge Herbert M. Brown.

The public is asked to call (916) 481-9110 with any leads.

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Department said early today that a 28-year-old man who walked away from his residence in Arden Arcade on Thursday afternoon has been found.

Sheriff's officials said Joshua Carroll was considered at risk because of his medical condition. He had been in a catatonic state since May and is prone to seizures, which may have precipitated his condition.

He is reported to be unsteady on his feet and has difficulty speaking but is able to understand when someone speaks to him.

The body of a Sacramento man who was reported missing while fishing Sunday has been found.

The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Department reported that the body of a man pulled from the Mokelumne River about 6:45 a.m. has been identified as that of Michael William McBee, 61.

The official cause of death is pending an autopsy and toxicology results, according to a Sheriff's Department news release.

By Kim Minugh
kminugh@sacbee.com

The California Highway Patrol is urging residents to sign up for a service that sends Amber Alerts to cell phones via text message - one more way residents can help authorities find missing children fast.

The service, which is free regardless of your wireless plan, sends alerts tailored to your area based on the zip code that you provide. You can provide up to five zip codes, and authorities recommend you at least add the zip codes in which you live and work.

To sign up, visit www.wirelessamberalerts.org. Alerts can also be sent in Spanish.

Authorities hope dental records will help determine whether the body of a diver recovered from Lake Tahoe last week is that of a man who reportedly went missing in the lake 17 years ago, an El Dorado County Sheriff's Department spokesman said.

The Sheriff's Department was alerted to the body by another diver who reported seeing it at a depth of about 265 feet, said sheriff's spokesman Lt. Bryan Golmitz.

Last Wednesday, a team from the Sheriff's Department used a remotely operated vehicle fitted with a camera to locate the body - which was still wearing dive gear - on an underwater shelf off Rubicon Point, which is near Highway 89 in South Lake Tahoe.

By the Contra Costa Times

ANTIOCH - A 16-year-old boy is safe after he was kidnapped Monday afternoon by a shotgun-wielding robber who held up the barbershop where he worked, police said.

Antioch police sent out a news release just after midnight Tuesday saying Hasaan Ameer Ford had been freed by his captor - who remains at large - and made contact with family and friends. As of the release, investigators had not yet spoken with

Hasaan since he resurfaced roughly eight hours after a statewide Amber Alert was issued for him.

Bee staff

ANTIOCH -- A 16-year-old teen was grabbed at gunpoint just before 4 p.m. today during a robbery of a barbershop, triggering an Amber Alert.

The victim was described as an African American teen, 4-foot-8 and 130 pounds, wearing a red coat, black jeans, a red Cincinnati Reds baseball cap. He has a tatto on his left forearm reading "Tasha."

The suspect, described as an African American male about 25 years old and 5-foot-7, 180 pounds, was armed with a sawed-off shotgun and took a Black 1996 GMC Yukon SUV, according to the Ambert Alert. He was wearing a blue knit cap with a white strip, a blue denim jacket and oversized black jeans.