At-risk adult missing a second time

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Maricopa Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating 33-year-old Brandon Gallegos.Gallegos, who suffers from a traumatic brain injury, left home and was missing more than 48 hours last week.He was located in town and returned home for a period of time before leaving again on his own yesterday afternoon.MPD believes Brandon is still in town. However, he has voiced a desire to return to his prior home in New Mexico.According to his family, Gallegos has the mental capacity of a teenager due to his injury.Anyone who has seen Gallegos can contact MPD’s non-emergency line at 520-568-3673.Height: 5 feet, 6 inchesWeight: 140 poundsHair: BrownEyes: BrownWears glasses.

Elias Weiss, Managing Editor
Elias Weiss obtained his journalism degree from the University of Arkansas and reported first for the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. He went on to become managing editor of the Chatham Star-Tribune, leading the publication to be named Best Weekly Newspaper in Virginia by the Virginia Press Association in 2019. In 2020 and 2021, the Association awarded him four individual first-place awards in government, breaking news and headline writing among journalists statewide. After working as an investigative reporter in the Valley for Phoenix New Times and The Daily Beast, Elias joined InMaricopa as its managing editor in June 2023. Elias discusses Arizona politics every other Thursday on KFNX 1100 am radio in Phoenix. He has been featured on KAWC NPR in Yuma, HBO and GB News.

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