Police Question 31-Year-Old Son Of Missing Bronx Woman

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- Police are questioning the 31-year-old son of a Bronx woman who has been missing for days.

Joan Viau, a 52-year-old mother of two, hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon, when she took her 31-year-old son for a doctor's appointment at a VA facility in Kingsbridge.

That son, Joseph Garcia, is now under arrest, charged with grand larceny for allegedly using his mother's credit card after she went missing, CBS2's Jessica Moore.

Police are questioning Garcia, but he has not been named a suspect.

"We have on video using the credit card during the time that she was missing since Monday so right now he is a person of interest in our case," Chief of Detectives Robert Boyce said.

Police did not say where the credit card was used or what was purchased.

Garcia's latest arrest marks his 18th since he was 16 years old. He was previously arrested on charges of grand larceny and unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.

Police say Viau's boyfriend of 15 years, Nelson, reported her missing on Wednesday, telling investigators he found her car parked on East 223rd Street. Sources tell CBS2 investigators found a bloody hand print in the car and blood in Viau's apartment, along with her cellphone and purse.

"I saw the car over there. It's got a lot of blood in the back, but I don't know what's going on," the boyfriend said as he returned to their apartment Friday morning.

Viau's other son is fearing the worst.

"I can't sleep, I can barely eat. It's terrifying," Nicholas Duverge told CBS2 on Thursday night.

Police and homicide detectives have been swarming Viau's building on Carlisle Place in search of clues, and neighbors said they're starting to get worried.

"Well this is the Bronx so things happen out here," neighbor Troy Barber said. "I don't know what happened or how she went about being missing but it's just you can't find person and there's blood around for evidence.

"I'm just hoping and praying that everything turns out OK and it's nothing of what anyone is thinking that might bad," neighbor Damaris Ruiz said.

Viau is 5'7″ 135-lbs with brown eyes and salt and pepper hair. She was last seen wearing a pink shirt and black pants.