Tragic Finding On Death Of Desiree (Lisa) Huey
By Larry Freeman, based on APD Social Media Releases
An APD missing persons report, published on the Department’s Social Media page and on various online platforms as Facebook on Oct 14, ended with the tragic discovery that the person, Alameda resident Desiree (Lisa) Huey, was dead.
A caller, unidentified by Alameda Police, informed them at 12:55 pm on Tuesday, Oct 17th, that a “possible person” had been spotted in the water near the base of Bay Farm Island Bridge, the third such sighting of a deceased person in that vicinity in recent months.
The tragic tip turned out to be accurate and came at a time when APD officers reviewed video footage, a valuable type of community generated evidence that has become much more predominate and of value to police in recent times.
Officers, along with The Alameda County Sherriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau, went to the scene after the call, and found that the worst outcome of a missing person case had come to pass.
The APD release did not specify what type(s) of video investigators were combing through, but it was likely home security camera footage which APD called for three days earlier when it issued a request to the public to help them in missing person case.
The post read, “The Alameda Police Department is asking residents in and around the 2200 block of San Antonio Avenue to check their security cameras between 10:00 am and 11:00 am to help establish a path of travel for Mrs. Huey.” **
Sadly that path or other, as yet unknown factors that took place over the ensuing days, ended in the waters under the bridge.
Mrs. Huey’s last known conversation was in a phone call around 10:00 a.m. with a family member whose name police did not make public, out of respect for privacy and because the investigation is ongoing.
During the call, Mrs. Huey said she planned to take a brief walk around 10:00 on the Saturday morning of October 14th.
Her walks typically took place around her neighborhood, and lasted about 30 minutes.
That could have taken her, in the first fifteen minutes or so after she left home on the 2200 block of San Antonio Ave , to anywhere within the area bounded by Shoreline Drive, Grand Ave., Lincoln Ave., and Regent Street.
As such, people living within that area –as well as beyond it– might have seen or otherwise unknowingly be in possession of valuable video or photo information as to her whereabouts at any given time.
APD continues to investigate the matter, and would no doubt welcome any additional information, whether personal observation or from video or other kinds of image related evidence that community members could provide.
While her attire at the time she last left her residence is not known with certainty, APD indicates that, “Mrs. Huey may have been wearing a navy blue jacket, black pants, and black knee-high leather boots. “
Anyone in the community who believes they might have further evidence of her whereabouts after she left home should contact APD at 510-337-8340.
APD asks that everyone respect the family’s need for privacy in this dark time of grieving and loss.
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** For more on how home security, cellphone and other types of citizen generated images can help APD in investigations, arrests and building prosecutions, please listen to ANN’s in depth interview with APD Police Chief Nishant Joshi here: