A 24-year-old Mountain View woman named Angelina who vanished from the 100 block of Avellino Way two nights ago has been located, according to a local police update. The announcement closed out a brief but urgent search around Avellino Way, a residential pocket of multi-story homes near Highway 101 and Highway 85.
Angelina was last seen around 10 p.m. Tuesday, wearing navy blue pants, a short-sleeve green workout shirt, cross-shaped earrings and a gold necklace with an unidentified pendant, and carrying a black Lululemon waist pack, according to Mountain View Police
. She was described as 5-foot-4 and about 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Police had asked anyone who spotted her to call the department's non-emergency line at 650-903-6344. A local police update later said she had been located.
A Fast-Moving Search in a Familiar Neighborhood
The 100 block of Avellino Way sits in zip code 94043, according to Zillow. Its proximity to major highway corridors makes a wider search area a real possibility.
Mountain View Police, which operates under the handle @mountainviewpd, runs its emergency response out of a department listing roughly 97 officers serving a population of 70,708 residents, according to Discover Policing. That staffing picture comes as the city moves ahead with a major infrastructure upgrade: in April, the Mountain View City Council unanimously approved a $189 million plan for a new 75,000-square-foot public safety building at 1000 Villa St., funded largely through municipal bonds along with property transfer tax revenue and city reserves, as reported by San José Spotlight.
Missing Person Reports and Public Alerts
Cases like this one can lead local departments to publicize cases and mobilize community tips rather than waiting to see if someone turns up on their own.
The outcome reported here was that Angelina was located. If a case were to remain open longer, the search could continue, though nothing in Angelina's case suggests that was needed.
Not Mountain View's First Missing Person Alert
This is not the first time Mountain View Police has turned to the public for help finding someone. In March 2025, the department issued a similar appeal for a missing 66-year-old man named Bruce who had vanished from a local healthcare facility. The department has also turned to the public for help in other missing-person cases.
The pattern extends beyond Mountain View's borders. Missing-person alerts and searches can vary by case.
