To: UC Santa Cruz Community
From: Mary Garcia, Interim Chief of Police
Re: Community assistance — missing student
The UC Santa Cruz Police Department is seeking the community's assistance in locating an at-risk missing student.
Atharva Chinchwadkar was reported missing to the City of Fremont Police Department on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021. He is described as a 19-year-old South Asian male, 6’0’’ 150 lbs, black hair brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a yellow t-shirt, cream jacket, gray track pants. Atharva was driving a dark grey 2010 Toyota Camry 4 door sedan, plate No 6JVD754.
Atharva was last seen by his parents on 02/21/21 at approximately 6 pm when he left his residence to get dog food and didn’t return. Atharva may head towards Santa Cruz where he is a student, however, is not currently residing on campus.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is encouraged to call the UC Santa Cruz Police Department at 831-459-2231, ext. 1., or 911 in an emergency, and/or the Fremont Police Department at (510) 790-6800, option 3.
This bulletin is in compliance with 20 U.S.C. Section 1092 (f), the "Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act" ("Clery Act"), and the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
