A 47-year-old Santa Clarita man who suffers from anxiety and is considered suicidal has been missing since Sunday morning, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department is asking the public to help track him down. Anthony McCabe was last seen at 10:20 a.m. on the 26000 block of Canyon End Road in the Canyon Country area of Santa Clarita, driving a 2006 Nissan Frontier with California license plate 23224L4.
McCabe is described as a white male standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 160 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes and a gray beard. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt, black shorts and a black hat, according to a special bulletin from the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department signed by Sheriff Robert G. Luna. The bulletin lists McCabe's case as an at-risk missing person investigation being handled by detectives from the Homicide Bureau's Missing Persons Detail.
Why the Homicide Bureau Is Involved
Canyon End Road sits within Canyon Country, part of the territory covered by the LASD Santa Clarita Valley Station on Golden Valley Road, which employs over 200 deputies across contract municipal and unincorporated areas. But under LASD policy, deputies who take a missing person report are required to immediately notify the Homicide Bureau's Missing Persons Detail by phone whenever the individual is reported as suicidal, elderly, or suffering from a condition requiring continuing medical care. That unit, based out of 1 Cupania Circle in Monterey Park, retains responsibility for investigating missing adults who disappear under suspicious or high-risk circumstances across every patrol jurisdiction in Los Angeles County.
Anyone with information about McCabe's whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff's Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500 and reference Detective Collinsworth. Tips can also be submitted anonymously through L.A. Regional Crime Stoppers by calling (800) 222-TIPS (8477), through the P3 Tips mobile app available on Google Play and the Apple App Store, or via lacrimestoppers.org. The department's Sheriff's Information Bureau, located at 211 W. Temple St. in Los Angeles, can also be reached at 213-229-1700 for general inquiries, while emergencies should still go through 9-1-1.
Statutory Clock Governs the Search
California law sets a strict timeline for cases like this one. Under Penal Code Section 14211, law enforcement agencies must accept missing person reports without delay, prioritize them over property crime investigations, and issue a Be On the Lookout bulletin within their jurisdiction once there is evidence the person is at risk, according to FindLaw. Because McCabe has been evaluated as at-risk, the same statute requires the report to be electronically transmitted to the California Department of Justice within two hours of receipt, feeding it into statewide and national missing person databases.
Residents can also sign up for direct alerts. LASD distributes public emergency notifications through the Nixle messaging system, which sends localized text updates to anyone who texts their zip code to 888777, though registering for the LASD headquarters newsroom and a local station area is required for more detailed alerts, per 211 LA. If investigators determine McCabe is still traveling in his Nissan Frontier, they could also request an Endangered Missing Advisory or highway changeable message sign broadcast through the California Highway Patrol's Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center, which operates around the clock to coordinate multi-jurisdictional alerts on state roadways.
Part of a Rising Statewide Trend
McCabe's disappearance comes amid a broader increase in at-risk missing person cases across California. State Department of Justice data show that reports involving dependent adults or individuals with physical or mental limitations reached 1,766 in 2025, up from 1,639 in 2024 and 1,643 in 2023, a trend Hoodline previously reported in connection with a separate Reseda search. Santa Clarita in particular has seen a string of at-risk missing person cases handled by LASD in recent years, including a Valencia teen with medical needs reported missing earlier this month.
Anyone experiencing a mental health crisis, or family members concerned about a suicidal loved one, can reach the national 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline for free, confidential counseling by phone or text 24 hours a day, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. As of Monday, McCabe's whereabouts remained unknown, and the Homicide Bureau's Missing Persons Detail continues to lead the search.
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