WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — A search is underway in Washington, D.C. for a 73-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease who has been missing for nearly a month, police said.
Frankie Jones Sr. was last seen on June 24 in the unit block of Galveston Street, Southwest, according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
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Investigators described him as 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with brown eyes and salt-and-pepper colored hair. He was reportedly last seen wearing a light blue shirt, blue jeans and black and white slides.
According to MPD, the person who reported Jones as missing said he has Alzheimer’s, which is a type of dementia that affects memory, thinking and behavior.
In a post on social media Sunday night, newly re-elected Ward 8 Councilmember Trayon White said community members planned to gather in Southwest at 8 a.m. Monday to search for Jones…