Missing
Manolo Cruz
Cruz, approximately 2018
Date and time person was reported missing : 11/19/2018
Missing location (approx) :
Poway, California
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Asian
DOB : 05/05/1939 (82)
Age at the time of disappearance: 79 years old
Height / Weight : 5'7, 175 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A green polo shirt and denim shorts.
Medical conditions : Cruz suffers from Alzheimer's Disease.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Asian male. Gray hair, brown eyes. Cruz is of Filipino descent. He wears eyeglasses.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Cruz was last seen leaving his home in Poway, California at 3:00 p.m. on November 19, 2018. He was en route to Walmart and was driving an off-white 2002 Nissan Infiniti SUV with California license plate number 4WTW042. He didn't take his cellular phone with him and he has never been heard from again. Between 1:30 and 2:00 a.m. on November 20, his debit card was used to buy gas at the BB Travel Center in Blythe, California, over 200 miles northeast of Poway. This is the last indication of his whereabouts.
Cruz had wandered away from home before, shortly before his disappearance, but he was found safe by family members. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
San Diego Police Department
619-531-2000
September 2021 updates and sources
California Attorney General's Office
Fox 5 San Diego
10 News San Diego
October 12, 2004. May 28, 2020; .
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