Los Angeles County detectives and family members are entering their third day of searching for a missing teenager who suffers from depression, begging him to come home.
“A family in our community is deeply concerned about their son, Noah Joseph – and so are we,” said Ryan A. Vienna, acting captain for the county sheriff’s department. “Noah, you’re not in trouble – we just want you to get home safely.”
According to LASD, the missing teen, Noah Joseph, is described as a 14-year-old white male and county resident.
Missing person fliers for Joseph have been circulating on social media, many of which point to a TikTok account purportedly run by Joseph’s mother.
“My son Noah Joseph is still missing; it’s going on day three right now,” said Joseph’s mother in a TikTok video posted Sunday afternoon.
In the video, she thanks her son’s friends who’ve reached out to her, asking her questions about Joseph and trying to help her find him.
“I don’t want you guys to stop, I want you to continue to ask and continue to share,” she said. “If maybe some kids are scared to say something, please say it, no one’s in trouble. I just want to make sure he’s safe.”
Joseph was last seen around 3 p.m. on Friday, May 2, on the 2200 block of Del Mar Road in the city of Montrose, near La Crescenta and Tujunga. “But he could be anywhere now,” said his mother’s TikTok caption.
In a TikTok video the teen’s mother posted on Saturday, she said Joseph had already missed three doses of his medicine, which LASD said he requires daily to manage his depression.
“He’s super charismatic, sweet, polite,” the mother explained in the video between tears. “Please help me.”
Joseph is about 5 feet and 6 inches tall, weighs about 190 pounds and has black hair, brown eyes and glasses.
He was last seen wearing a green and white striped sweater and blue jeans.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Crescenta Valley Station Detective Ponce or the on-duty Watch Commander at 818-248-3464.
To provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477) or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.
