Long Beach Police Seek Public Help To Find Missing Woman, Colette Flores Whiteway

LONG BEACH (CBSLA) - Authorities Monday sought public help to find a woman who left her care facility in Long Beach without her medicine.

Colette Flores Whiteway, 36, was last seen about 5:30 p.m. Sunday in the 400 block of West 14th Street, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

"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," police said in a statement.

According to police, Whiteway suffers from undisclosed medical conditions and may become disoriented easily. She's described as Hispanic, 5 feet tall, weighing 320 pounds, with blonde hair and brown eyes. She was wearing a gray sweater, black pants, and gray shoes.

Anyone knowing her whereabouts was urged to call police at 562-570- 7246 or 562-435-6711; or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS.

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