East Los Angeles—The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department today circulated a photo of a 36-year-old man with mental conditions who went missing in East Los Angeles.

Christopher Rodolfo Serrato was last seen at about 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the Sheriff’s Information Bureau reported.


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Serrato was described as a 5-feet-11-inch tall Latino weighing 169 pounds with shoulder-length black hair, hazel eyes and a full beard. He was last seen wearing green pants.

Anyone with information about Serrato’s whereabouts was asked to call the sheriff’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222- 8477.

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