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Silver Alert canceled for 72-year-old man with medical condition

Jan 5, 2025, 9:15 AM

Silver Alert 72-year-old man Phoenix...

A Silver Alert was sent out for 72-year-old Ollie Howard, who was last seen at 39th Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix on Wednesday night. (Phoenix Police Department photo)

(Phoenix Police Department photo)

PHOENIX — A Silver Alert was canceled on Sunday for a 72-year-old man in Phoenix who has medical condition that causes confusion, according to authorities.

Ollie Howard, 72, had last been seen between 5 and 6 p.m. on Wednesday in the area of 39th Avenue and McDowell Road in Phoenix.

Howard is about 5-foot-6 and and weighs 250 pounds with “short cropped white hair” and brown eyes, according to authorities.

He was wearing a red T-shirt, jeans and a black leather hat.

Those with information of Howard’s whereabouts were asked to call the Phoenix Police Department Missing and Unidentified Persons Unit at (602) 534-2121.

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Silver Alert canceled for 72-year-old man with medical condition