Silver Alert canceled for missing Phoenix-area man

PHOENIX —  A Silver Alert was issued Wednesday for a missing Phoenix-area man, but has now been canceled.

The Peoria Police Department said 90-year-old William Hathcox was last seen at his home near Olive and 107th avenues about 1:30 p.m. Peoria Police tweeted at 9:08 p.m. that Hathcox had been located and is safe.

Hathcox — who has been diagnosed with severe Alzheimer’s disease — drove away in a 2007 Dodge Caravan with Arizona license plate ALR2771. He did not tell his family where he was going and did not take his medication with him.

Hathcox does not frequent any locations and does not normally drive. He will likely be unable to navigate the city.

Hathcox is a white male who stands 5-foot-10. He weighs about 160 pounds and has gray hair and blue eyes. He was last see wearing dark blue pants, a light blue, long-sleeve, Oxford-style shirt and possibly a straw hat.

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