Detectives with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing and dangerous 51-year-old man from Compton.
Richard Gillette was last seen in the 800 block of South Center Avenue around 1 p.m. on Jan. 1, according to a missing persons bulletin issued by authorities.
The 51-year-old man is described as a black man, less than 5 feet tall, weighing about 100 pounds, with brown eyes, curly gray hair, and missing front teeth.
Richard Gillette, 51, is seen in an undated photo released by the LA County Sheriff’s Department on January 1, 2025.
He was last seen wearing white pants, a white jacket with black patterns, black shoes and a gold watch.
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“Mr. Gillette has a moderate intellectual disability and requires medication,” the bulletin said. “His family is concerned about his health and is asking for the public’s help.”
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts or who may have seen him is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500. If you wish to remain anonymous, you can call the LA Regional Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-222-8477 or leave a tip online at www.lacrimestoppers.org.
“Person seriously missing or at risk” is defined as:
People who do not have a pattern of running away or disappearing People who require serious medical treatment Victims of a crime or illegal act Victims of kidnapping or parental abduction People who are mentally ill to the extent that they are unable to act on their own or there is an immediate danger to your safety or the safety of others.
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