Found Safe Joseph Cox, Missing, Oceano, CA

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PRESS RELEASES​

Thursday 06/16/2022 3:30 PM - At-Risk Missing Person

CONTACT: Tony Cipolla
PHONE: (805) 781-4547
TYPE OF INCIDENT: At-Risk Missing Person
DATE AND TIME OF INCIDENT: 6-15-22, Approximately 3:45 PM
PLACE OF OCCURRENCE: 1100 block of Pacific Avenue, Oceano
VICTIM INFORMATION: Joseph Cox, 49, Oceano
SUSPECT INFORMATION: N/A

DETAILS OF NEWS RELEASE: On 6-15-22, the Sheriff's Office received a report from a family member of an at-risk missing person out of Oceano. Joseph Cox is described as a 49-year-old White male adult.
He was last seen leaving his residence at approximately 3:45 PM. At that time, it's believed Cox was having a mental health crisis.

Detectives have made contact with the family, made notification to local law enforcement agencies to be on the lookout, and have checked a number of locations along the coast where Cox has visited in the past.

Cox is 5' 8" tall, 150 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hat, white T-shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.

Cox was seen driving away from the residence in a 2008 Gold Chevy Malibu with a California license plate of 6HGR522.

If anyone has information on his whereabouts, please contact the Sheriff's Office at 805-781-4550.

PREPARED BY: tcipolla
RELEASED: Thursday 06/16/2022 3:30 PM

Current pics of the car were posted on Sheriff's FB by his wife. Pic of rear of car that accompanied press release shows Uber & Lyft stickers on the rear window that are no longer on the car.

 

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This is a very scary situation.

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/news/local/article262594627.html

This article mentions suicide and may be troubling for some readers. Please read with care.

An Oceano woman is asking the public to help locate her husband, who went missing Wednesday after leaving a suicide note in their home.

Joseph Cox, 48, was seen on a Ring camera leaving his Oceano home at 3:42 p.m. Wednesday, his wife, Linda Cox, told the Tribune. He was wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a black hat. He also had a yellow flannel with him.

He was last seen around 4:30 p.m. that day, driving a gold 2008 Chevy Malibu LTZ turning onto Oak Park Boulevard near Grand Avenue in Grover Beach, heading toward Highway 101. The license plate of his vehicle is 6HGR522.

Joseph Cox is white, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, and weighs 165 pounds. He has green eyes and his hair is balding on the top, but he wears a hat most of the time, Linda Cox said. He has a full gray beard.

His wife said he could be anywhere in San Luis Obispo County or maybe near Tulare, where he grew up.

Linda Cox told the Tribune her husband’s phone and the location services of her husband’s Life 360 have been turned off since she arrived home Wednesday. He also took out $200 cash, according to bank statements.

On March 31, 2021, Joseph Cox had attempted suicide and was found by sheriff’s deputies after they located his car. He had been doing better recently, Linda Cox said, but an incident on the anniversary of the attempt this year triggered a rapid decline in his mental health.

Article continues at link.

 

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Good news! Found Safe.

*UPDATE** Joseph Cox was safely located in Visalia. He made contact with his family today. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the community for their assistance in this case.

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Good news! Found Safe.

*UPDATE** Joseph Cox was safely located in Visalia. He made contact with his family today. The Sheriff's Office would like to thank the community for their assistance in this case.

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That's incredible news. I hope he and his wife are able to get some good mental health help (his wife states that she has PTSD from Joseph's last suicide attempt).

 

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That's incredible news. I hope he and his wife are able to get some good mental health help (his wife states that she has PTSD from Joseph's last suicide attempt).

I also hope they will somehow be able to get the mental health help they need. In the linked article, his wife says that none of the psychiatrists in the area accept their insurance, and he doesn't qualify for any mental health program in the county.