Search for missing San Diego woman, last known contact in Palm Springs

Authorities are asking for the public’s help after a San Diego woman who went missing over the Labor Day weekend.

37-year-old Julia Jacobson, a Normal Heights resident was last seen at 6:30 a.m. on Saturday at a 7-Eleven store in the 9600 block of Aero Drive in Serra Mesa. She was with her wheaten terrier, Boogie, according to a social media page dedicated to finding her.

That evening, a friend received a text message from Jacobson’s cell phone stating that she was in the Palm Springs area, San Diego police reported.

At the time of her disappearance, Jacobson may have been planning to travel to Palm Springs or to Big Bear, her sister stated on the “Help Find Julia Jacobson” Facebook page.

Wednesday morning, Jacobson’s white Chevrolet Equinox SUV was found abandoned a few blocks from her home.

Jacobson, a 7-Eleven employee and Army veteran, is a 5-foot-7-inch, 150-pound white woman with brown eyes and long blond hair. She has a tattoo on her hip of a crab holding a flower.

Anyone who might be able to help locate Jacobson is asked to call San Diego police at (619) 531-2000 or local authorities.