Missing Person Found After Nearly Three Weeks, Arrested

On Sunday, police arrested a 41-year-old woman who was reported missing nearly three weeks ago.  Rebecca Faye Alford was arrested on a drug crime warrant that was issued after her disappearance, sheriff’s officials said.

Alford, who is also known as Fatima Garcia, was last seen the evening of June 11 at her residence in the Lamplighter Village Park on Jamacha Blvd., according to the San Diego County Sheriff's Department.  

Due to suspicious circumstances at the scene, detectives from the Sheriff’s Homicide Detail were called in, sheriff’s Lt. Larry Nesbit said. She
was considered a missing person due to the unknown circumstances surrounding her disappearance, Nesbit said.

A felony warrant for alleged transportation of a controlled substance was issued for Alford after she disappeared, Nesbit said.

Deputies spotted Alford about 8:30 a.m. in the 10700 block of Jamacha
Boulevard, and arrested her after a short foot chase, Nesbit said. She was
later booked into the Los Colinas Detention Facility.

City News Service contributed to this report.