Update: Police say Fresno taco restaurateur found after missing person report filed
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- A missing persons report filed Friday for Armando Arias was confirmed Monday by Fresno PD.
- Arias owns Tacos El Cabezon and opened a Fulton Street restaurant in March.
- An Instagram post said Arias had been unreachable for three days and missing.
UPDATE: A missing Fresno taco restaurateur has been found after he was reported missing, police said at 4 p.m. Monday.
Armando Arias, the owner of Tacos El Cabezon, was located by detectives, Sgt. Diana Trueba Vega told The Bee. Arias had been reported missing Friday.
“He’s alive and he’s safe,” Trueba Vega said.
She did not say where he was found. “He’s been located — that’s the only thing they’re able to release,” she said of the detecties.
ORIGINAL STORY: A missing persons report has been filed for Armando Arias, the owner of Tacos El Cabezon, according to Fresno Police.
The report was filed Friday, confirmed Sgt. Diana Trueba Vega, spokesperson for the Fresno Police Department.
She was checking with detectives on Monday afternoon, but said no additional information was available at the time.
Arias is the owner of the popular taco truck that drew lines at Maroa and Shaw avenues before it stopped parking there. He opened his first brick-and-mortar restaurant on Fulton Street in downtown Fresno in March.
The restaurant was closed Monday morning well beyond its scheduled 8 a.m. opening time, with no sign on the door.
Arias has a wife and 3-year-old son.
An Instagram story by Oscar Garcia was posted around noon Monday with the words “Missing person.”
It said: “Armando has been missing and completely unreachable for the past three days. There has been no communication regarding him or the business, and while I know many people have questions and concerns about work and what’s going on now, a person’s safety matters more than any business situation.”
Garcia added to the post: “Just wanted to mention I don’t have any information. I’m just as confused as you all, please pray ... for my brother. Haven’t talked to him since I left to Mexico, so let’s hope Armando is well. He loves this community and people.”
Garcia was not immediately available for comment.
Arias was also working on another restaurant on McKinley and Fruit avenues that hadn’t opened yet. He had a second taco truck in the works, too.
This story was originally published April 20, 2026 at 2:41 PM.
