Police: Felon accused of using mother’s government benefits after she vanished in Miami

ALLAPATTAH, Fla. — About three years ago, when a convicted felon’s 84-year-old mother vanished in Miami, he did not attend a news conference to ask the public for help and did not ask a detective for updates, according to police.

Eduardo Lopez Hernandez reported his mother, Edis Lopez Collazo, who suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, vanished on April 6, 2023, from their home near Northwest 24 Avenue and 29 Street in Allapattah, according to police.

Miami Fire Rescue personnel had responded to the home on April 4, 2023, after Lopez Collazo fell and suffered minor head injuries, and Lopez Hernandez lied about his whereabouts, according to an arrest warrant…

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