Search underway for missing elderly man near Cermak and Ashland, Chicago IL
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews are conducting a search for a missing elderly man who may be experiencing dementia. He was last known to be driving a silver Lincoln sedan. His phone last showed activity near West Cermak Road and South Ashland Avenue in Chicago at around 9 a.m. The search is ongoing, and units are checking the area for his whereabouts.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 03
Listen to dispatch call
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Transcript:
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If I have a missing person, please slide up to Ashland and Cermak to check for him.
00:06
It's a long narrative, so bear with me.
00:08
You have (name withheld) calling.
00:11
She said (name withheld).
00:13
He's 74 years old, wearing a black coat and blue jeans.
00:17
Been showing signs of dementia.
00:19
He left in a silver Lincoln sedan.
00:21
Boy Frank (number withheld).
00:24
His residence is in Homewood where he left from at home.
00:26
At 5 p.m. on the twenty-sixth yesterday,
00:30
then he ended up in Indiana.
00:32
They're tracking him through his phone, and the last location hit at Cermak and Ashland at nine this morning.
00:40
His phone is going straight to voicemail.
00:42
Have a few phone numbers for family members—the daughter, the caller, and his grandson.
00:47
No further.
00:49
A lot of information, but if you could just check for them.
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Location mentioned:
W Cermak Rd & S Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL 60608
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