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Silver Alert issued for 70-year-old Arizona man

Jun 27, 2016, 9:32 PM | Updated: Jun 28, 2016, 8:09 am

A Silver Alert was issued for a 70-year-old man who had been missing for over a day.

Conan Lear Nelson was reported missing by his family. He hadn’t been seen since 2 p.m. Sunday when he was spotted at a convenience store in Stanfield, Arizona, Phoenix police said.

A witness reported that while at the Circle K near the crossroads of State Route 84 and North Stanfield Road, Nelson seemed confused and disoriented.

Nelson was wearing a green T-shirt, brown cargo pants and hiking boots.

He was driving a 2010 Jeep Wrangler with Arizona license plate AVW2295.

Police said Nelson had recently been diagnosed with dementia.

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