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Update 04-15-15:

Video surveillance captured Betty Toepfer exiting the RTA bus at the downtown Riverside terminal on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 9:45 A.M. She was last seen alone, on foot, leaving the bus terminal towards the area of University and Market. In addition to downtown Riverside and the city of Jurpua Valley, it is possible Toepfer may have also taken the bus to the Galleria at Tyler located in the city of Riverside.

Actual surveillance images from 04/08/15 show Toepfer wearing a teal and black colored zip-up jacket, dark pants, black and white converse style tennis shoes, and carrying a medium-sized black purse without a shoulder strap.

On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 10:45 PM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Police Department responded to the 8300 block of 45th Street, in the city of Jurupa Valley in reference to a report of a missing adult. Deputies learned Betty Jean Toepfer, an 87 year old elderly female was last seen at her residence on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 6:30 A.M.

Toepfer does not drive and is known to take the bus as her primary means of transportation. An extensive search of the area was conducted but Toepfer has not been located. Investigators assigned to the Jurupa Valley Station arrived on scene and assumed the investigation.


Betty Toepfer is described as a white elderly female who stands 5 foot 3 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes possibly wearing a blazer type jacket or sweater and carrying a black purse. According to Betty’s family she wears a hearing aid and has slight memory loss. Toepfer does not have a cell phone and frequents the Jurupa Valley Library located at 8660 44th Street in the city of Jurupa Valley, and the downtown Riverside area.

A Silver Alert was issued through the California Highway Patrol in an effort to locate Toepfer.

Anyone with information regarding Betty Jean Toepfer’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at (951) 776-1099.