CDCR Seeking Incarcerated Man Who Walked Away from San Diego Reentry Program 

April 19, 2025 – SAN DIEGO, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials are searching for an incarcerated person who walked away from a Male Community Reentry Program (MCRP) in San Diego County on Friday, April 18, 2025.

At approximately 2:40 p.m. officials were alerted that incarcerated person Nick A. Lopez removed his GPS device. Officials immediately launched a search and conducted an emergency count of the MCRP, confirming Lopez was missing. CDCR’s Office of Correctional Safety and local law enforcement agencies have been notified and are assisting in the search.

Lopez, 51, is 5’11” tall and weighs approximately 250 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black jeans and a black and white sweater/jacket.

Lopez was most recently received from San Diego County on Sept. 13, 2023. He was sentenced to five years, four months for vehicle theft with prior vehicle-related theft conviction and possessing/owning a firearm by felon/addict, both second-strike offenses. He has been housed at MCRP-San Diego since March 4, 2025.

Anyone who sees Lopez or has knowledge of his whereabouts should contact any law enforcement agency, or 911, or contact Special Agent Brian Hernandez at 619-666-5522.

The MCRP allows eligible offenders committed to state prison to serve the end of their sentences in the re-entry center and provides them with the programs and tools necessary to transition from custody to the community. It is a voluntary program for male offenders who have two years or less left to serve. The program links offenders to a range of community-based rehabilitative services that assist with substance use disorders, mental health care, medical care, employment, education, housing, family reunification and social support.

Since 1977, 99 percent of the incarcerated people who have escaped or walked away from an adult institution, camp, in-state contract bed or Community Rehabilitative Program Placement have been apprehended. 

Source & photo: CDCR