The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert Saturday for an at-risk man reported missing out of Antioch, identifying him as Steven Gonzales and warning that he was believed to be traveling on foot. He was last seen near Marie Avenue and Nash Avenue at about 8 a.m., according to the alert.
Gonzales was wearing a dark jacket and blue jeans when he disappeared, as reported by SFGATE. CHP described him as 6 feet 1 inch tall and about 150 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone who spots him is asked to call 911 immediately.
No Word Yet on His Whereabouts
As of Saturday, there was no further update on whether Gonzales had been located or whether the alert remained active. The circumstances of his disappearance beyond the last-known sighting near Marie and Nash avenues were not detailed in the alert.
The California Highway Patrol previously issued a Silver Alert after 91-year-old George Pack went missing in Antioch, last seen on a Friday around 10:30 p.m., according to KRON4.
Other Recent Cases in the County
In another case, the station reported a Silver Alert for 84-year-old Enayatullah Rahimi, who was last seen on a Saturday around 9 a.m. in Antioch. A separate alert covering Marin, Alameda, Contra Costa and San Francisco counties was activated for a missing 69-year-old man, per the same outlet's reporting.
Not every case has ended without resolution. KRON4 reported that a 75-year-old woman reported missing from Contra Costa County, last seen in Antioch on a Sunday night, was located the following Monday morning, and CHP deactivated her alert.
How Silver Alerts Get Triggered
While the Gonzales case falls under CHP's statewide alert system, a policy manual from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department offers insight into how agencies generally evaluate whether to seek a Silver Alert. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department policy, a request can be made when a missing person meets age or disability criteria, when local resources have already been exhausted, when the disappearance appears unexplained or suspicious, when the person is determined to be in danger, and when public information could help bring them home. That same policy assigns the final call on whether to initiate an alert to the Sheriff's Communications Center Watch Commander — though it describes procedures specific to that department rather than statewide law.
For now, the public's role in the Gonzales case is straightforward: anyone who sees a man matching his description near the Marie Avenue and Nash Avenue area, or elsewhere in Antioch, is urged to dial 911 right away.
