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LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
Tuesday January 6th, 2026 :: 02:44 a.m. PST

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*UPD* #LASD is Advising At-Risk Missing Person, Bertha Lee Ann Thomas #LosAngeles Has Been Found

The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Missing Persons Unit is advising Bertha Lee Ann Thomas has been found.
 
Thank you to the public, the media, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Ms. Thomas.
 
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Sheriff's Information Bureau
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
211 West Temple Street
Los Angeles California 90012 
http://www.lasd.org   
213-229-1700 
 

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person Bertha Lee Ann Thomas.  She is a 68-year-old female Black who was last seen on December 30, 2025, at 9 p.m. on the 11000 block of Wilmington Avenue in the city of Los Angeles.
 
Bertha is 5’08”, 250lbs with brown eyes, red and black braided hair, and wears glasses. She was last seen wearing a black, grey, and white sweatsuit, and gold rings on both hands.
 
There is concern for her well-being and we are asking for the public’s help. 
 
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:  
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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Robert Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 
 

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