Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs’ Department Missing Persons Detail are asking for the public’s help Friday locating an at-risk 82-year-old man who authorities say has a mental health disorder and was reported missing in Hacienda Heights.
John Emsley Garside was last seen Thursday at 8 a.m. on the 1500 block of Glenelder Avenue, between Garo Street and Cedalane Drive, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau said.
Emsley is white, 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs 320 pounds, has gray hair, blue eyes, a mustache and a scar on left knee. He wears a gold watch and copper bracelet and was last seen wearing a blue shirt and gray shorts.
Emsley was last seen driving a gray 2021 Ford Bronco CA-8WNF417 and may be headed to destinations of the 8000 block of Beach Boulevard in Buena Park and the 8000 block of Foothill Boulevard in Rancho Cucamonga, authorities said.
Anyone who has seen Emsley or knows of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriffs’ Department’s Missing Persons Detail at 323 890-3500. Callers who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.

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