Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Missing Lakeview Senior Citizen Found
Police seek public's help in locating 82-year-old Wilfred Walker.
Update: July 12 at 7 p.m. Nassau County Police report that the missing Lakeview man mentioned below has been located.
An 82-year-old Lakeview man was reported missing late Wednesday night.
The Nassau County Police issued a silver alert around 10:30 p.m., seeking the public's help in locating Wilfred Walker, who was last seen on Tuesday at 418 Jefferson Ave. in Lakeview.
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Walker is described as African American, 287 lbs., 5' 3" with gray hair and brown eye. His physical and mental condition is considered poor. He was wearing a white and green polo shirt, blue shorts, black sneakers and a baseball cap when he went missing.
Police say Walker may be heading to North Carolina. As a former Metropolian Transportation Authority employee, he is familiar with the railway system.
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The Silver Alert Program has been established in order to disseminate immediate information to local media, hospitals and other organizations when a senior citizen or other individuals suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, dementia or other cognitive disorders goes missing.
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