Missing Woman Last Seen Near Pasadena 110 Freeway

Authorities today sought public help to find a possibly despondent woman last seen walking near the Pasadena (110) Freeway in the Monterey Hills area.

Nicole Elizabeth Jones, 27, left her job at Los Angeles County+USC Medical Center about 10 a.m. Wednesday, the Los Angeles Police Department reported.

“According to staff members, Jones appeared despondent for unknown reasons, and was sent home,” according to an LAPD statement.

She was last seen by a roommate about 1 p.m. Wednesday walking near the 110 Freeway at the Via Marisol Avenue exit, police said. She was wearing light teal-colored medical scrubs, police said.

Anyone seeing Jones -- who is black, 5 feet 4 inches tall, with brown hair and eyes -- is urged to call LAPD detectives at (323) 342-8900, or (877) LAPD-247.

---City News Service

Photo: LAPD