12/27/23 UPDATED: Per Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Missing Persons Unit advises At-Risk Missing Person, Jose Luis Gomez Hinojosa, has been located. 

Thank you to the public, the media, Aero Bureau, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Mr. Hinojosa.

December 26, 2023 - Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating at-risk Missing Person, Jose Luis Hinojosa Gomez, aka “Chaparro”. He is a 74-year-old male Hispanic who was last seen on December 22, 2023, at 8:00 p.m., on the 900 block of Sandy Hook Avenue in the unincorporated area of Valinda.

Missing person, Jose Hinojosa Gomez, is 5’00” tall, 150 lbs. with black and gray hair, and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black jacket and black pants.

Missing person, Jose Hinojosa Gomez, frequents the Baldwin Park area and he is forgetful. His family is concerned for his well-being and is asking for the public’s help.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Missing Persons Unit at (323) 890-5500. 

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), use your smartphone by downloading the “P3 Tips” Mobile APP on Google play or the Apple App Store or by using the website https://lacrimestoppers.org.

Source: Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department