HOUSTON — UPDATE: The missing man has been found safe, police said.
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Police are searching for a 56-year-old man with Alzheimer’s reported missing in the Third Ward area Friday evening.
According to the Houston Police Department, man was last seen around 5 p.m. on Blodgett Street near Highway 288.
The man is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 220 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray and white hair. He was last seen wearing a light-colored T-shirt and blue jeans.
If you have any information, call the Houston Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 832-394-1840.
What to do when someone goes missing
Thousands of people go missing every year across the United States, and there are organizations and law enforcement agencies that work to bring them home to loved ones.
The Texas Center for the Missing is an organization with Houston roots that works to educate loved ones and authorities on finding the lost.
From resources that deal with missing children to endangered adults, the nonprofit organization has compiled a wealth of resources to help.
