Critical Missing Elderly Adult NR24058rc

February 20, 2024

UPDATE

Matilde Soto has been located and reunited with her family.

Los Angeles:  The family of Matilde Soto and the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Person’s Unit are asking for the public’s assistance in locating her.

On February 12, 2024, around 8 a.m., Ms. Soto was last seen in the 2100 block of 81^st Street.  Soto walked away from a family member while they were working in the neighborhood. She
suffers from a medical condition causing memory loss and confusion. She will not speak with people who are unknown to her.

Soto is described as a 74-year-old female Hispanic. She stands 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 150 pounds. She was last seen wearing a pink beanie hat, burgundy sweater, and grey pants.

                         Matilde Soto

If you have seen or have any information regarding the whereabouts of Matilde Soto, please contact the Missing Persons Unit, Officer Hendrickson at (213) 996-1800.  During non-business hours or on weekends, calls should be directed to 1-877-LAPD-24-7 (1-877-527-3247).  Anyone wishing to remain anonymous should call the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (800-222-8477) or go directly to www.lacrimestoppers.org.  Lastly, tipsters may also download the “P3 Tips” mobile application and select the L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers as their local program.