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LASD - Los Angeles County Sheriffs Dept Information Bureau (SIB)
Monday March 2nd, 2026 :: 06:36 a.m. PST

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*UPD-LOCATED* #LASD is Advising At-Risk Missing Person Joe Leal Ramirez, has been Found #Lancaster

Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Missing Persons Unit is advising Joe Leal Ramirez, has been found.
 
Thank you to the public, the media, and deputy personnel for their tireless efforts in the search for Joe.
 
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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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The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons unit is asking for the public’s help locating At-Risk Missing Person Joe Leal Ramirez. He is a 59-year-old male Hispanic who was last seen on March 1, 2026, at 10:30 a.m., on the 4500 block of Rodin Avenue, in the city of Lancaster.

Joe is 5’10”, 275 lbs. with brown hair, brown eyes, and a scar on his head. He no longer has facial hair, as seen in photo.  He was last seen wearing a white tank top, black shorts, and brown sandals.

Mr. Ramirez has health conditions and is medication dependent.  His family is concerned for his well-being.

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 
 
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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 G. Luna, Sheriff
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department 
 

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