Update Per Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department: Missing Person Unit is advising Missing Person, Willie Larry Blackstone III, has been located.

November 6, 2024 – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating Missing Person Willie Larry Blackstone III. He is a 28-year-old Black male who was last seen on October 17, 2024, at approximately 10:00 a.m. on the 15900 block of Virginia Avenue in Bellflower.

Willie is 5’10" tall, 190 lbs., with short black hair and brown eyes. He has a cross tattoo on his face. He was last seen wearing grey pants and a white shirt.

Mr. Blackstone suffers from a mental health disorder, and his family is concerned for his well-being and 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