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Deputies search for Fresno-area man who was last seen at the end of February

Pedro Perez, who lives in the Malaga area, has been missing since Feb. 28, and a missing persons report has been filed with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
Pedro Perez, who lives in the Malaga area, has been missing since Feb. 28, and a missing persons report has been filed with the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office. Fresno County Sheriff's Office

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a 34-year-old man from the Fresno area who has been missing since the end of February.

Sheriff’s spokesman Tony Botti said Pedro Perez, who lives in the Malaga area (northwest corner of Willow and Central avenues), did not show up for work March 1. A missing persons report was filed thereafter.

Perez is known to frequent the Los Arcos restaurant near Fresno and E streets in downtown Fresno.

He is 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 170 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. There is a large tribal tattoo on his upper right arm.

Anyone with information about Perez is asked to contact detective Andrew Moreno at 559-974-6634, or Crime Stoppers at 559-498-7867 to remain anonymous. Refer to case number 23-2456.

This story was originally published March 7, 2023 at 5:59 PM.

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Jim Guy
The Fresno Bee
A native of Colorado, Jim Guy studied political science, Latin American politics and Spanish literature at Fresno State University, and advanced Spanish grammar in Cuernavaca, Mexico.
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