Search underway for elderly man with dementia near South Throop, Chicago IL
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Missing PersonAs discussed during the dispatch call, a seventy-five-year-old man with dementia was reported missing after leaving his home near South Throop. Efforts are focused around Marshfield Plaza, a location where he was found previously. The man was last seen wearing blue jeans, a red and white plaid shirt, and an army baseball cap.
Audio|Heard on: Chicago Police Department Zone 09
Listen to dispatch call
03:36
Transcript:
00:00
Yeah, you might as well give a quick flash regarding an individual with dementia.
00:06
His wife's looking for him.
00:08
Maybe somebody will see him in their travels.
00:11
Okay, go ahead.
00:12
You have the air.
00:15
So we're looking for a male black who's seventy-five years old.
00:20
First name is (name withheld).
00:24
Last name (name withheld).
00:30
His birth date is 12 August 1950.
00:32
He's 0511 180, so he's slender.
00:35
He suffers from dementia.
00:37
He's wearing blue jeans, a red and white plaid shirt,
00:41
and an army baseball cap.
00:45
The wife's name is (name withheld).
00:48
Her phone number is (number withheld), and he left the house, which is near South Throop.
01:05
All right, ten four, and you had the air.
01:14
Yeah, real quick.
01:15
I guess last Christmas this has only happened one other time.
01:18
Last Christmas he left the house and he came to Marshfield Plaza.
01:22
That's where he was located, but don't know he's not over here yet at least.
01:31
Mobile out.
01:32
All right, ten four.
01:34
All right, does she make a missing persons report?
01:39
No, not yet.
01:41
Okay, ten four.
01:45
Five seven one short left.
01:48
Five 71. Your council time is 1049.
01:55
Five to four.
01:57
Five two four.
02:00
One shell casey recovery, and there's damage to the front of a property that bullet went through the front of a house and into a bedroom.
02:12
So one shell casey was recovered.
02:13
I'm going to head in with 22 and we're going to inventory this thing due to some of the damage.
02:19
Property report.
02:22
All right, got you going in at ten forty-nine.
02:29
Twenty-two 30.
02:31
Twenty-two 30, don't hold them down, but can you ask thirty-two and thirty-four to head over to Marshfield Plaza to help look for that guy?
02:41
Sure, twenty-two thirty-two.
02:46
Two 2329. And thirty-four.
02:52
Thirty-four.
02:54
Head over to Marshfield Plaza and start looking for the guy, and once again he's a male black.
02:59
He suffers from dementia.
03:00
He's about well, he is seventy-five years old.
03:03
His name is (name withheld).
03:06
And he was last seen he's 0511 180, slender build.
03:10
He was last seen wearing blue jeans with the red and white plaid shirt.
03:19
And an army baseball hat.
03:22
His wife's name is (name withheld), if you find him.
03:26
And we have her number.
03:33
I put it under 501.
03:35
If anybody wants that description.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
S Throop St, Chicago, IL 60643
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