Crime & Safety

Missing Man Spotted In Newton, Waltham: New Details

Carlos Wilfredo Orellana Moya went missing on Thursday.

UPDATED 6:29 p.m.: According to a reliable Waltham resident, Moya was seen on Monday in Waltham.

The resident told Patch he spotted Moya at 5:56 p.m. walking on Vernon Street. The resident said he was confident it was Moya. Moya was wearing a yellow tshirt and appeared to have an droopy arm, according to the resident. The shirt and arm details match prior sighting and descriptions of Moya.

UPDATED, 1:52 p.m.: According to Waltham Police, a witness spotted Moya on Monday trying to get on a bus in Newton Centre to return to Waltham.

Moya is now wearing a yellow shirt, according to police.

Not knowing Moya was missing, the witness gave Moya some cash and a protein bar, according to police. When the witness visited a Dunkin Donuts, he saw a poster about Moya and realized he was missing. The witness then called the family to report the sighting.

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Newton Police have been advised of the situation, according to Waltham Police.

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Police are still searching for 49-year-old Carlos Wilfredo Orellana Moya, fo Waltham, who went missing on Thursday night.

Police released additional details on Tuesday. Anybody with information on Moya's location should police at 781-314-3600.

DETAILS

· Moya’s left arm is paralyzed.

· He has several medical issues and possibly brain damage in connection with a prior stroke. He experiences shakes and tremors.

· He lives with his sister at 85 Charles St in Waltham.

· He is possibly wearing blue jeans, white sneakers and a white tank top. He was last seen wearing pajamas. He is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, with short black hair and brown eyes.

· He has lived in Waltham for eight months and previously lived in Tennessee.

· He does not have any money, credit cards or a cell phone.

· He also does not have friends or acquaintances in the area with whom he could be staying.

· He knows his name, but would be unable to find his way home.

· At 5 a.m. on June 28, Moya’s sister noticed Moya had gone missing sometime during the night.

· Moya has previously gone missing twice in 2013. In those cases, he was safely located in Watertown and on the Newton/Waltham line.


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