The SAPD is searching for a Valley H.S. student who vanished in 2017

Missing Person: Kevin Joel Alberto (17)

Description: Male, Hispanic, 5’07’’, 150 lbs., Brown Eyes, and Black Hair.

Kevin was last seen on 7/28/2017 at Valley High School in Santa Ana. He had been placed at a home in Santa Ana by social services. It is believed he voluntarily left the area and may have travelled to the San Francisco/Oakland area with another male juvenile. Kevin came to the United States from Honduras as an unaccompanied minor.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Alberto are asked to contact Investigator Jurado at (714) 245-8353 or Detective Garcia at (714) 245-8408.

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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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