A pickup truck belonging to Elias Sorokin has been found on Empire Grade Road, but the Los Angeles man himself is still missing. Sorokin was last heard from in Oakland early last week, when he texted to friends that he would be back home in a few hours. Since then, a couple tried to use his credit card at the Target store in Watsonville and a woman tried to cash a one of Sorokin’s personal checks in a bank in Santa Cruz.
A pickup truck belonging to Elias Sorokin has been found on Empire Grade Road, but the Los Angeles man himself is still missing. Sorokin was last heard from in Oakland early last week, when he texted to friends that he would be back home in a few hours. Since then, a couple tried to use his credit card at the Target store in Watsonville and a woman tried to cash a one of Sorokin’s personal checks in a bank in Santa Cruz.
Shortly before midnight on Tuesday, 911 dispatchers received a call reporting a fire on a dirt path leading of Empire Grade Road. By the time firefighters got to the scene, the truck was completely ablaze. As of yet, there is no indication as to what caused the fire or how long the truck had been parked there.
Santa Cruz and Los Angeles police are continuing to coordinate their efforts in their search for the missing man. Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel.
