An 18-year-old woman from Lakewood who is bipolar and has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old was missing this morning.

Deanna Akiyama was last seen at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 5000 block of Coke Avenue and is possibly heading to Downey, according to Deputy Marvin Crowder of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Deanna Akiyama. Photo courtesy the LASD.
Deanna Akiyama. Photo courtesy the LASD.

Akiyama is black, 5-feet-3, and 135 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing a white shirt and blue pants, Crowder said.

“She is a dependent adult, and her family members are very concerned for her well being,” the LASD said.

Anyone with information about Akiyama’s whereabouts was asked to call the Sheriff’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.

Anonymous tips can be called in to Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or submitted online at lacrimestoppers.org.