Loved ones say a man with severe dementia has been missing for more than two weeks since CHP officers allegedly dumped him in Torrance.
Sixty-two-year-old Douglas James has been missing for more than two weeks.
An attorney working with his family says on November 5 CHP officers arrested the man's twin brother, Donald James, on suspicion of DUI and impounded his car.
Douglas and their dog, Teddy Bear, were with him.
Donald says the officers assured him they would take Douglas to the home he shares with his brother in South LA.
"I explained to them very clearly that my brother had old-time dementia and I asked them to please take him home and they said they would. And they didn't," Donald said.
Donald says he was later told the officers dropped Douglas and the dog off somewhere in Torrance.
The dog was found in Wilmington. The family has filed a missing person report with the LAPD.
The CHP says in a statement consistent with agency policy, "the officers drove Douglas James...and his dog to a safe public place...a Carl’s Jr." in LA.
"The CHP has become aware of recent statements that Douglas James suffers from dementia. It is our understanding Douglas James communicated with the officers freely and logically and exhibited no indication he was unable to care for himself. However, in light of these recent statements we are reviewing the actions of the officers involved in this incident. Additionally, the CHP is continuing to assist in any way we can to help locate Douglas James."
The CHP says after learning Douglas James has dementia, it's "reviewing the actions of the officers" and will help "in any way" it can find him.