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LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
Thursday January 16th, 2025 :: 04:43 a.m. PST

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#LASD is Asking for the Public's Help Locating At-Risk Missing Person Martha Ann Howard (AKA Joyce Ann Taylor)

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person Martha Ann Howard. She is an 86 year-old female Black who was possibly picked up by a family friend at the 200 block of Mariposa St. in the unincorporated area of Altadena, but it is unconfirmed, and she may possibly be displaced by the Eaton Fire.

Martha is 5’03” tall, 155 lbs, with gray hair and brown eyes.

She has a heart condition and requires medication. Her family is concerned for her well-being and asking for the public’s help.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Missing Persons Unit 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 http://lacrimestoppers.org 

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Sheriff's Information Bureau  
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department  
211 West Temple Street,  
Los Angeles California 90012  
213-229-1700  
http://www.lasd.org    
 
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Robert G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 

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