An elderly priest with dementia is missing in Santa Ana

On Tuesday, August 12th at approximately 4:15PM, Anthony Palos went missing from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church located 1322 E. 3rd Street, where he resides.

He was last seen driving a white, 2016 Toyota Camry.

It is believed he is out of the county and he suffers from dementia.

Missing Person: Anthony Palos (88)

Description: Male, Hispanic, light complexion, 175lbs., 5’08” tall, gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black priest garment and eye glasses.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective A. Castorena at (714) 245-8431 the Santa Ana PD Watch Commander at (714) 245-8700.

Update: He has been located!

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Our Editor, Art Pedroza, worked at the O.C. Register and the OC Weekly and studied journalism at CSUF and UCI. He has lived in Santa Ana for over 30 years and has served on several city and county commissions. When he is not writing or editing Pedroza specializes in risk control and occupational safety. He also teaches part time at Cerritos College and CSUF. Pedroza has an MBA from Keller University.

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