Police Seek Alzheimer's Patient In Purple Honda

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 62-year-old Alzheimer's patient who reportedly went missing today.

Ricardo Nava-Alamo, a Hispanic male, drove away from a residence located in the 24000 block of Cottonwood Avenue in Moreno Valley Monday morning. Police say he took off in a purple, four-door 1997 Honda Accord with California license plate number 3TUE345.  

"An extensive search was conducted by officers from the Moreno Valley Police Department and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department aviation unit. Mr. Nava-Alamo was not located," according to a report from sheriff's Sgt. Donovan Brooks.

"Mr. Nava-Alamo is in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s and is considered at risk. He is described as having grey hair, brown eyes, and a grey mustache.  He is 5'10" and weighs approximately 180 pounds," the report continued. 

The man was last seen wearing blue jeans, white shoes, and a blue sweater over a purple V-necked sweater featuring black stripes. 

The Moreno Valley Police Department is requesting anyone with information regarding his whereabouts call the Moreno Valley Police Department at 951-247-8700.