SAFE Alert canceled after missing 85-year-old Glendale man returned home safely

Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Thursday after the subject, an 85-year-old man reported missing out of Glendale, was reunited with his family.

Zbiegniew “Jerry” Bielicki was located by Peoria Police and returned home, according to authorities.

When the alert was issued Thursday, Bielicki was last seen around 4 p.m. Wednesday near Union Hills Drive and Loop 101. He was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Trailblazer with Arizona license plate 236STN.

He has a medical condition that can cause him to become lost or easily confused.

SAFE Alerts have replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as a way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older and missing persons who have dementia or developmental/cognitive disabilities.

KTAR News 92.3 FM’s Serena O’Sullivan contributed to this report. 

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