Long Beach
Police Department

Media Relations
400 W. Broadway
Long Beach, CA 90802
(562) 570-5273
5/2/2023
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEPress Release #
Subject:
LOCATED AT-RISK MISSING PERSON - ERNEST HARDAWAY
Contact:
Media Relations Detail
(562) 570-5273
LBPDMediaRelations@longbeach.gov





Located Missing Person Ernest Hardaway(Click on the image to enlarge)

Update 5/2/23 10:45 a.m.:

Missing person Ernest Hardaway was found safe and unharmed in the City.

Originally Published 5/2/23 8:00 a.m.:

The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help locating an 85-year-old at-risk missing person, Ernest Hardaway who was last seen on May 1, 2023, at approximately 5:18 p.m.

Hardaway was last seen leaving a medical facility in the 1000 block of Linden Avenue and suffers from medical and mental conditions.

At-risk missing person Ernest Hardaway is described as follows:

Age: 85-years-old
Gender: Male
Race: Black
Height: 5'10"
Weight: 220 lbs
Hair: Gray
Eyes: Brown
Clothing: White t-shirt, brown cargo shorts, navy blue shoes
Scars/ Marks/ Tattoos: None
Medical Alerts: Suffers from medical and mental conditions.

Anyone with information regarding this missing person is urged to call the LBPD 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 smartphone (available at the Apple App store and Google Play), or visiting www.lacrimestoppers.org.