Long Beach
Police Department
400 W. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-5273
(562) 570-5273
LBPDMediaRelations@longbeach.gov
On June 22, 2021, detectives were notified that missing person Colette Flores Whiteway was located in the City of Montebello by her family.
CORRECTION 6/15/2021 at 10:45 a.m. - Detectives received new information regarding the missing person's description—including her height, hair color, time last seen, and clothing. Corrections have been made below.
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The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating 36-year-old at risk missing person Colette Flores Whiteway, who was last seen at her residence on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at approximately 8:03 p.m.
Whiteway resides at a care facility and was reported to have been a runaway from the location and was possibly traveling to an unknown boyfriend's residence. Whiteway suffers from medical conditions, may become disoriented easily, and was not in possession of her required medication at the time when she ran away.
The at risk missing person is described as follows:
Age: 36 years old
Gender: Female
Race: Hispanic
Height: 5'3" tall
Weight: 320 pounds
Date / Time Last Seen: 6/6/2021 at approximately 8:03 p.m.
Location Last Seen: 400 block of West 14th Street, Long Beach, CA
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Clothing: Last seen wearing a purple shirt/sweater.
Medical Alerts: Suffers from medical condition(s) and may become disoriented.
Anyone with information regarding this missing person is urged to call the L.B.P.D. Missing Persons Detail at (562) 570-7246 or Police Dispatch at (562) 435-6711. Anyone wishing to remain anonymous may submit a tip through "LA Crime Stoppers" by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), downloading the "P3 Tips" app to your smart phone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.