Search for elderly driver with dementia on Highway 60

Heard on: Lawrence and Barry County Public Safety

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Troop K officers, one item.

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Try to contact for Oklahoma Highway Patrol.

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Subject left last seen westbound on 60 from Van Buren at 1727.

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Westbound on 60 from Van Buren at 1727.

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Believed to be en route back to Oklahoma.

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They're looking for a silver 2013 Chevrolet Cruze.

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Silver 2013 Chevrolet Cruze, Oklahoma license.

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(number withheld) .

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(number withheld) .

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Looking for a white male driver named (name withheld), born in 39 .

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White male driver,

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(name withheld), born in 1939 .

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He's approximately 5'11", 200 .

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Brown hair or bald, hazel eyes.

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Oklahoma says a history of dementia and heart problems.

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He was in. We believe he was in or headed to Marion, Illinois, but was last known to be westbound from Van Buren and route back to Oklahoma.

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And flock hit in Van Buren at 17 twenty-seven.

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That's over the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, Springfield, clear.

5/7/2026 05:46 PM

Missing Person

US-60, Van Buren, MO

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, law enforcement agencies are coordinating a search for an elderly driver with dementia who was last seen traveling westbound on Highway 60 from Van Buren, Missouri, possibly returning to Oklahoma in a silver Chevrolet Cruze.