A 68-year-old man vanished from a Moreno Valley intersection Monday morning, prompting a statewide Silver Alert that has widened the search across two Southern California counties. Daniel Yanez was last seen around 8:30 a.m. near Vought Street and Pan Am Boulevard, according to the alert, and he is believed to be driving a silver 2004 Toyota Camry bearing California plate 9XTM807.
The California Highway Patrol activated the alert on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, which handles municipal law enforcement for Moreno Valley under a contract dating back to 1985, according to the sheriff’s office. The alert itself, first shared by CHP – Alerts, described Yanez as an at-risk missing person standing 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray and black hat, a light blue shirt, and dark blue jeans.
California’s Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center, based at CHP headquarters in Sacramento and staffed around the clock, coordinates Silver Alerts like this one statewide, evaluating alert criteria alongside local law enforcement before triggering a multi-county broadcast, per the California Highway Patrol. That process pushed the search for Yanez beyond Riverside County into San Diego County, roughly 45 miles to the south.
Why the Search Stretches Into San Diego County
The inclusion of San Diego County in the alert’s coverage area is not arbitrary. The last-seen location sits near the Interstate 215 corridor, which merges with Interstate 15 South near Temecula before crossing directly into San Diego County, according to AARoads. That southbound route offers a direct travel path linking Moreno Valley to the wider region, making it a logical boundary for investigators trying to anticipate where Yanez’s silver Camry might turn up…