Police cancel Silver Alert after missing Yuma man found dead

PHOENIX — The Yuma County Sheriff’s Office has cancelled a Silver Alert for a missing 76-year-old man.

Joe Patrick Richey, a Yuma resident, was found dead Sunday in the 10300 block of South Tornado Avenue.

There were no signs of foul play.

Richey went missing on Friday between 4 and 5 p.m. at his home near where his body was found, police said.

He was last seen wearing a floral shirt, black shorts, a blue hat and sandals.

Richey was driving a white 1995 Jeep Wrangler with the Arizona license plate number AYG3074.

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