The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Friday circulated a photo of a 15-year-old boy requiring daily medication who went missing in East Los Angeles.
Aureliano Isaias Yepez, who needs daily medication for epilepsy, was last seen about 3:30 p.m. Thursday in the 1100 block of Vancouver Avenue, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Yepez is Latino. He was described as 5 feet, 6 inches, 160 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black shirt, black shorts, black Jordan shoes and earrings.
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Anyone with information about Yepez’s whereabouts was urged to contact the Sheriff’s Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or go to lacrimestoppers.org.
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