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The public’s help was sought Monday in locating an 82- year-old man who went missing last week in South Los Angeles and is believed to be without needed medication.

Juan Portillo-Lopez was last seen on Thursday in the 200 block of West 81st Street in the Florence area, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

Portillo-Lopez needs medication for an unspecified medical condition, police said.

He is described as Hispanic, 5 feet tall and around 140 pounds. He was wearing a blue jacket, tan pants and a hat with white lettering on it when last seen.

Anyone with information regarding Portillo-Lopez’s whereabouts was urged to call the LAPD’s Missing Person’s Unit at (213) 996-1800 and ask for Detective Roman.

After-hours and weekend calls should be directed to (877) LAPD-24-7 and anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222- TIPS.

–City News Service 

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