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Search for Missing Oakland Cafe Owner Amy Hillyard Intensifies With Mutual-Aid Teams

Police classify her as at-risk because of undisclosed medical conditions.

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Amy Hillyard was last seen Wednesday afternoon walking her dog in Oakland’s Cleveland Heights neighborhood.  
A flyer posted on the window at Farley’s East in Oakland alerts community members that Amy Hillyard, who co-owns Farley’s with her husband, is missing. March 29, 2026. NBC Bay Area Photo/ Alyssa Goard.

Overview

  • Amy Hillyard, 52, who was last seen Wednesday, March 25 around 2 p.m. on Radnor Road in Oakland’s Cleveland Heights, remains missing.
  • The California Highway Patrol sent an endangered missing alert to East Bay phones Sunday evening to widen public awareness of the case.
  • Search operations now include Oakland police, about 60 Alameda County Sheriff’s personnel, and teams from Contra Costa and Marin, with volunteers canvassing trails, neighborhoods, and businesses.
  • Authorities and organizers are asking residents to review home security video from the afternoon she vanished, especially in Cleveland Heights, Lake Merritt, the Lakeshore District, and Crocker Highlands.
  • Reports have noted differing accounts of her clothing, with the CHP describing light blue jeans, a white top, and white sneakers with a black stripe after earlier notices cited tan attire.