VAN NUYS : Police Ask Help in Search for Missing Woman, 62

Retiree Suzanne Arbell is not the kind of woman who usually becomes a missing persons case. A highly organized woman who stayed in close contact with her family, the 62-year-old Van Nuys resident is reportedly of sound mind and has no history of disappearing for days on end.

She is so outside the norm for missing persons that after tracking down the few leads they had for almost a month, police took the rare step Wednesday of issuing a missing persons bulletin to ask the public’s help in locating her. She was last seen by friends on April 18.

On that day, Arbell had telephone conversations with family members, and mentioned that she was going out of town for a short trip with a friend. On April 25, her car was found in a remote area near Victorville. There were no signs of foul play and the car, a 1987 silver-blue Honda Civic, was drivable, McCourt said. There was also no indication she was traveling with anyone.

Anyone with information about Arbell is asked to call the police Missing Persons Unit at (213) 485-2806.