January 19, 2025 – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that the Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person Oswald Gerhard Altmetz. He is a 75-year-old White male who was last contacted on January 7, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. at the 30 block of Pine St. in the unincorporated area of Altadena and is believed to have been displaced by the Eaton Fire.

Oswald is 5’11” tall, 175 lbs., with brown hair and brown eyes.

His family is concerned for his well-being and are 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