An Alexandria man with dementia who wandered more than a mile from his home was recovered by the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office earlier this month.
ASO Lieutenant Victor Ignacio noticed an Alexandria Police Department dispatch for a missing person on Nov. 3, identifying the man as a participant in Project Lifesaver. The program provides free, trackable bracelets for residents at risk of wandering due to conditions like Alzheimer’s or autism.
The man had been gone for over an hour and was about to walk onto Interstate 95 when Ignacio and ASO Deputy Carlos Canas found him. The man was wearing one of the program’s bracelets, which are equipped with a radio transmitter that emits a beeping signal to receivers at the Sheriff’s Office…