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Charles Dames Missing Person Case

Last seen in Aptos, California on Feb 12, 2026

Victim Details

Apr 03, 2026

Apr 14, 2026

Charles

Dames

65

65

72 inches

74 inches

290 lbs

310 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Feb 12, 2026

Aptos

California

Santa Cruz County

95003

No

191365

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Santa Cruz

California

Santa Cruz County

95062

Ariston Jorgenson

Detective

5200 Soquel Avenue, California

8314711121

County

Law Enforcement

www.scsheriff.com

2601967

2026-03-21

Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office

Brown

Green

Green

Yes

08/16/2026


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In the coastal community of Aptos, California, concern grew for 65-year-old Charles Dames after he was last seen on February 12, 2026. A welfare check was requested on March 22, 2026, at his residence in the Osocales mobile home park when the property manager noticed his mail was piling up and he had uncharacteristically failed to pay his rent. For the two decades he had lived there, he had always paid his rent promptly with a money order. Deputies from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Offic ...
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Last Seen: Feb 12, 2026

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