The search wording references Allenwood Drive and Lovewood Way in San Jose as the last-seen location for a Santa Clara County Silver Alert on September 9, 2026. For an active emergency, call 9-1-1.
The department's Media Relations account, which posts official police announcements and information, shared information about public assistance on X, according to San José Police Media Relations
. The account, which posts under the handle @sjpd_pio, noted that it is not monitored around the clock, meaning any active emergency involving the missing person should go straight to 911 rather than social media.
Santa Clara County's Silver Alert system exists specifically for cases like this one. Under California Government Code Section 8594.10, a Silver Alert can only be issued when a missing person is at least 65 years old, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired, has disappeared under unexplained or suspicious circumstances, is believed to be in danger, law enforcement has used available local resources, and information exists that could assist in the person's safe recovery.
How the Alert Reaches the Public
The California Highway Patrol's Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center serves as the statewide coordinator for missing-person alerts and distributes alert information, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. This statewide coordination allows alert information to be distributed beyond the local agency.
California's Silver Alert program has been active since January 2013, and by late 2018 the state had issued nearly 1,400 of them, per YubaNet.
A Recurring Concern in Santa Clara County
The California Department of Aging provides statewide aging information, while Stacker Stories discusses county-level Alzheimer's estimates.
The San Jose Police Department is mentioned in connection with missing-person searches. A CHP alert for 75-year-old Fe Sulayao near O'Connor Hospital was reported by Hoodline in a report.
Before that, on August 29, SJPD requested a Silver Alert for 79-year-old Jose Rodriguez, who had been reported missing on foot in South San Jose near Mac Duee Way and Bagpipe Way — a case Hoodline also covered at the time. The available information does not establish whether the person referenced in the search wording was traveling on foot or by vehicle, and no additional description is confirmed.
For an active emergency, call 9-1-1 rather than use social media accounts, which are not staffed continuously.
