On December 26, 2022, just after 3:00 p.m., East Precinct officers were dispatched to a welfare check near the intersection of Northeast 127th Avenue and Northeast Glisan Street. The caller reported talking with an alder adult female who appeared confused and lost. The confused woman said she wanted to go to 102nd Avenue but was walking in the opposite direction. The caller guided the woman in the right direction, and the woman walked off. The caller then called 911. Officers arrived but the woman could not be located.
At 3:33 p.m., a missing person call came in from the 700 Block of Northeast 102nd Avenue. The caller reported Willeto missing from Willeto’s home. After the initial report there were sightings of Arueda Willeto at 82nd Avenue, and at the Lloyd center, indicating Willeto was familiar with, and likely used public transit.
Arueda Willeto has returned to her home and is safe.
The Portland Police Bureau expressed gratitude for the fact that the Portland community kept an eye out for Willeto.
