Authorities searching for at-risk missing 76-year-old man last seen in Santa Maria Santa Maria Police Department and last updated 2021-05-04 05:00:42-04 At about 12:15 a.m. Tuesday, Santa Maria Police officers responded to a report of an at-risk missing adult. According to family members, 76-year-old John Lawrence Acosta was last seen leaving his residence in southwest Santa Maria at about 7:15 a.m. on Monday. He normally walks to the Rancho Maria Golf Course area, near Highway 1 and Black Road, and returns by 6 p.m. As of 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Acosta had not returned home. He was last seen wearing clear prescription glasses, a black hat, a light blue short sleeve shirt and black pants.