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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating Missing Person Josef Keiontae Chappelle. 

He is a 28 year-old male who was last seen on August 17, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. on the 44200 block of Artesia Mill Court in the city of Lancaster.   
   
Josef is 5’7” tall, 145lbs with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and tan pants. He has a tattoo on his right arm with the word “Gemini” and one on his left arm with Asian characters.

His family is concerned for his wellbeing and asking for the public’s help in locating him.

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
 
 
Forwarded by: 
Deputy Alejandra Parra   
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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Alex Villanueva, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department