Sunday,  May 13, 2012 • Vol. 12--No. 304 • 23 of 27 •  Other Editions

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Calif. FBI agent missing, possibly armed with handgun, said to be despondent

• BURBANK, Calif. (AP) -- Law enforcement officers in Southern California have launched a massive search in rugged mountain terrain for a missing FBI agent who was said to be despondent and possibly suicidal.
• About 100 FBI agents, 40 sheriff's department rescuers and a dozen local police officers participated in the search for Los Ange

les-based Special Agent Stephen Ivens, who remained missing late Saturday. He was described as an avid hiker and runner.
• FBI Special Agent Steve Gomez said dogs had tracked Ivens' scent toward the rugged Verdugo Mountains, east of Burbank, but searchers were fanning out throughout Los Angeles County.
• Ivens, 35, was last seen by family members Thursday evening, KABC-TV reported (http://bit.ly/K6vDfr). He left his Burbank home the next morning on foot and had not been seen since, FBI officials said at a news conference.
• Ivens was distraught and authorities fear he may have harmed himself, according to KABC-TV. Officials did not say why Ivens was distraught.
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