A Silver Alert is active for Alameda County after a person went missing and was last seen near the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Western Boulevard in Hayward. Anyone who spots the person is urged to call 911 immediately.
The alert was issued by CHP Alerts on Friday and shared by the Alameda County Sheriff
on X, which retweeted the notice to its followers. The post names Sunset Boulevard and Western Boulevard in Hayward as the person's last known location and repeats the instruction that anyone with information should dial 911.
How Silver Alerts Work in California
Under state guidelines described by the California Highway Patrol, a Silver Alert is activated when an elderly, developmentally, or cognitively impaired person has gone missing and is determined to be at risk. The designation is meant to mobilize public attention quickly in cases where officials believe a vulnerable person may be in danger.
Alameda County has seen Silver Alerts activated and resolved before. In one earlier case, a Silver Alert was issued for a 69-year-old man, Merced Vargas, who was described as an at-risk missing person last seen around 10 a.m. at Meekland Avenue and Paseo Grande in San Lorenzo, according to KRON4. That alert, per the same report, was activated by CHP on behalf of the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office.
In another case reported by KRON4, a Silver Alert for a 52-year-old woman, Tanasha Norbert, was deactivated for Alameda County after she was located. It is not known whether Norbert's case is connected to Friday's alert, and nothing in the available information ties the two together.
Silver Alerts Are Intended for Controlled Use
Silver Alert use is intended to be controlled.
No additional details about Friday's Hayward case, including whether the alert remains active or has since been resolved, were available at the time of publication. Anyone with information about the person's whereabouts is asked to call 911.
