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UPDATE:
**Missing Person Francisco Mazzola was found at 6:15 this morning by the Los Angeles Police Department. Officers were driving in the Hollywood area and spotted Mr. Mazzola walking in the street. They recognized him as the missing person in the flyer and made contact with him. Mr. Mazzola was uninjured but dehydrated. He was transported to a local hospital and released to his family.

The original press release is as follows:

Detectives from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit are seeking the public’s assistance in locating Francisco Mazzola, a 79 year-old male White who was last seen at a residence located on the 8700 block of Shoreham Drive, West Hollywood, on Friday May 30th, 2014 at approximately 10:00 p.m.

Mr. Mazzola is described as 5’ 06”, 130 lbs, brown hair, balding. He suffers from memory loss and becomes easily confused. He was last seen wearing a blue “New England Patriots” NFL football jacket, black shirt, and blue jeans.

Mr. Mazzola’s family is very concerned and is asking for the public’s assistance.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Homicide Bureau Missing Persons Unit, Sgt. Velasquez at (323) 890-5500. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.

Authored by:
Trina Schrader, Deputy
Juanita Navarro-Suarez, Deputy
Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau - Newsroom
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