Crime & Safety
Woman, 64, With Schizophrenia Missing In Artesia
Authorities are asking for the public's help in finding Nadine Ann Puckett, who was last seen Saturday in Artesia.
ARTESIA, CA — Sheriff's investigators Tuesday were asking for the public's help in finding a woman with schizophrenia who was last seen in Artesia.
Nadine Ann Puckett, 64, was last seen about 2:30 p.m. Saturday at her home in the 11000 block of Artesia Boulevard and is possibly headed for Taft or the Bakersfield area, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Puckett is white, 5 feet 4 inches tall, weighs 109 pounds and has short white hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a blue hoodie and gray pants when last seen.
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Anyone with information that could help investigators reunite Puckett with her worried loved one was urged to call the sheriff's Missing Persons Bureau at 323-890-5500.
Anonymous tips can be submitted through Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS or lacrimestoppers.org.
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