Update Monday, November 17, 2025 at 12:00 P.M.: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Missing Person Unit is advising Mae Willie Mays has been located.    Thank you to the public, the media, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Ms. Mays.

November 6, 2025 – Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials report that detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit are asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person Mae Willie Mays. She is a 70-year-old Black female who was last contacted on October 31, 2025, at 7:17 a.m. Her last known location is unknown.

Mae is 5’07”, 195 lbs., with short grey hair, brown eyes, scar on her right forearm, scar on her right knee, and a scar on her right hand. Her last known clothing is described as a yellow/white/red night gown, gold earrings, and gold rings her left hand. She has a possible destination of Avalon Boulevard and Vernon Street in the city of Los Angeles.

Ms. Mays has mental health disorders, and her family is concerned for her well-being.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Homicide Bureau 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