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Toephfer, Betty 4-8-2015 CA
Topic Started: Nov 8 2015, 08:49 AM (296 Views)
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On Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 10:45 PM, deputies from the Jurupa Valley Police Department responded to the 8300 block of 45th Street, in the city of Jurupa Valley in reference to a report of a missing adult. Deputies learned Betty Jean Toepfer, an 87 year old elderly female was last seen at her residence on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 6:30 A.M.

Toepfer does not drive and is known to take the bus as her primary means of transportation. An extensive search of the area was conducted but Toepfer has not been located. Investigators assigned to the Jurupa Valley Station arrived on scene and assumed the investigation.


Betty Toepfer is described as a white elderly female who stands 5 foot 3 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes possibly wearing a blazer type jacket or sweater and carrying a black purse. According to Betty’s family she wears a hearing aid and has slight memory loss. Toepfer does not have a cell phone and frequents the Jurupa Valley Library located at 8660 44th Street in the city of Jurupa Valley, and the downtown Riverside area.

A Silver Alert was issued through the California Highway Patrol in an effort to locate Toepfer.

Anyone with information regarding Betty Jean Toepfer’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department at (951) 776-1099.

Citizens may also submit an anonymous tip using the Sheriff's online Feedback form.
Agency: Jurupa Valley Police
Station Area: Jurupa Valley
Written Date: 04/09/15 Time: 10:00 A.M.
Incident Date: 04/08/15 Time: 10:00 P.M.
Incident Location: 8300 Block of 45th Street
Reporting Officer: Sergeant Vanessa Sloniker
File Number(s): JV150980327
Update 04-15-2015: New Surveillance Photos

Update 04-15-15:

Video surveillance captured Betty Toepfer exiting the RTA bus at the downtown Riverside terminal on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 9:45 A.M. She was last seen alone, on foot, leaving the bus terminal towards the area of University and Market. In addition to downtown Riverside and the city of Jurpua Valley, it is possible Toepfer may have also taken the bus to the Galleria at Tyler located in the city of Riverside
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Update 04-15-15:

Video surveillance captured Betty Toepfer exiting the RTA bus at the downtown Riverside terminal on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at 9:45 A.M. She was last seen alone, on foot, leaving the bus terminal towards the area of University and Market. In addition to downtown Riverside and the city of Jurpua Valley, it is possible Toepfer may have also taken the bus to the Galleria at Tyler located in the city of Riverside
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http://www.pe.com/articles/toepfer-799695-betty-mary.html

JURUPA VALLEY: ‘Where is she?' family wonders a year after woman, 87, disappeared
Investigators and relatives keep up the search for Betty Jean Toepfer, last seen in April 2015.
By ALI TADAYON / STAFF WRITER
Published: April 12, 2016 Updated: June 30, 2016 9:46 p.m.

HOW TO HELP
Anyone with information about Toepfer's whereabouts can contact the Riverside County Sheriff's Department at 951-776-1099.

Toepfer's family is raising money to hire a private investigator. To contribute, go to www.gofundme.com/jdy5c8hn

YEAR-LONG SEARCH
The Riverside County Sheriff's Department – in conjunction with other law enforcement agencies – has conducted an extensive search for 87-year-old Betty Jean Toepfer in the year since she went missing.

>> Silver Alert issued by California Highway Patrol; remains active

>> Silver Alert flier posted on California Department of Justice's Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit website

>> Missing person flier distributed on social media, at Riverside County Metrolink stations and to local businesses and homes, with emphasis in downtown Riverside area

>> Local police, transportation agencies, ambulance services and hospitals notified

>> Toepfer's bank was contacted and accounts were flagged

>> Sheriff's aviation unit flew over area to search

>> Investigators canvassed area by Toepfer's home and in downtown Riverside

>> Investigators obtained and reviewed Riverside Transit Agency surveillance footage

>> Riverside County Adult Protective Services contacted

>> Galleria at Tyler security contacted and fliers distributed

>> Greyhound bus service checked

>> City of Riverside camera system checked

>> Entry made for Toepfer on National Missing and Unidentified Persons System

>> Toepfer's dental X-rays and DNA from two family members sent to Department of Justice missing persons unit

>> Local hospitals and Riverside County Emergency Treatment Services are regularly checked

>> Local coroner's departments are regularly checked

Mary Toepfer’s graduation from nursing school in December 2015 was bittersweet, since the woman who inspired her to become a nurse – her grandmother Betty Jean Toepfer – couldn’t be there.

On April 8, 2015, Betty Jean Toepfer left her Jurupa Valley home to catch a bus to downtown Riverside, and has not been seen by her family since. Though her family and Riverside County sheriff’s deputies have searched extensively for her, they have no idea where she went after she got off that bus.

As the one-year anniversary of her disappearance passed, Toepfer’s son Randy said not knowing what happened to her has left the family distraught.

“Every day that goes by your hope starts to diminish,” Randy Toepfer said. “But the question is still, where is she?”

Though the Sheriff’s Department has scaled back its search, the investigation remains active, Investigator Richard Boyd said via email. Boyd continues to call local hospitals and coroner’s departments once a month to check for Toepfer.

Randy Toepfer said Boyd checks in with the family once a month to fill them in on the investigation.

FRUITLESS SEARCH

Betty Toepfer – then 87 – left her house early on April 8. When she didn’t come home that night, her family reported her missing.

Investigators found RTA surveillance video that captured her getting on a bus at 9:20 a.m. in Jurupa Valley, then getting off a bus at the downtown Riverside RTA terminal on University Avenue. From there, she headed on east foot toward Market Street.

In an alert issued to the public, authorities said Toepfer may have headed from downtown Riverside to the Galleria at Tyler. She was known to spend time downtown as well as at the Jurupa Valley library.

The Sheriff’s Department used bloodhounds, its aviation unit and canvassing investigators to search the Jurupa Valley and Riverside areas.

Three people reported seeing Toepfer after she was reported missing, Boyd said. But investigators determined that none of the sightings was actually her.

Toepfer’s dental records and a DNA sample have been entered into the national database.

Mary Toepfer said investigators cleared family members from wrongdoing. She said she and other relatives are raising money to hire a private investigator.

“I have my own assumptions that (sheriff’s investigators) might have missed something,” Mary Toepfer said. “... Maybe a new set of eyes might help.”

FEARLESS AND VIBRANT

Betty Toepfer was known to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren as an outgoing, friendly and loving person.

Though she was showing some signs of dementia, her mind was still intact, Mary Toepfer said. She was very active and would frequent senior centers in Riverside and Jurupa Valley as well as the downtown Riverside shops.

“She loved to shop,” Randy Toepfer said.

One memory of her grandmother that stands out to Mary Toepfer is from a trip to Florida when Betty was 80. The family went to an amusement park, and Betty insisted on joining her grandchildren on a daunting roller coaster.

“She said, ‘I have nothing else to lose, I want to ride it,’” Mary Toepfer said. “She was the only 80-year-old person riding that roller coaster, and she had a big smile on her face when she got off. She would probably ride it again.”

Betty always wanted to become a nurse, Mary said. But being a full-time mother to seven children thwarted that plan. Even into her old age, Betty read medical journals and articles on health care.

“She read a lot and knew more than most,” Mary said. “She knew everything about nursing even though she wasn’t a nurse.”

Betty’s aspiration inspired Mary to pursue a career in nursing herself.

“It just really set forth what I wanted to do,” Mary Toepfer said. “She would have been a great nurse. She was very caring.”
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