Police are seeking the public’s help in providing information about a body found earlier this week. On Dec. 5, at approximately 10:35am, officers were dispatched to the 1000 block of W. Carson St. regarding a suspicious vehicle in a flood-control basin adjacent to the LA River. Further investigation led to the incident’s being handled as a “critical missing person” when the registered owner of the vehicle could not be located.
During the “critical missing” investigation, officers returned to the 1000 block of W. Carson Street to conduct a thorough search of the area and at approximately 1:30am on Dec. 6, officers found the body of a deceased female adult, police said.
Homicide detectives responded, conducted their investigation and believe the deceased may be the registered owner of the vehicle. The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office will determine positive identification and cause of death.
Those with information regarding the incident are advised to call Homicide Detectives Teryl Hubert, Scott Lasch, Michael Hubbard or Ben Vargas at (562) 570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through LA Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the P3 Tips app to a smart phone or visiting lacrimestoppers.org.
Source: LBPD
