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Silver Alert issued for 63-year-old Phoenix man with medical condition

Nov 15, 2024, 7:24 PM

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A Silver Alert was issued for 63-year-old Leandro Garcia Jr. (AZDPS photo)

(AZDPS photo)

PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety on Friday issued a Silver Alert for a Phoenix man with a medical condition who had gone missing.

Leandro Garcia Jr., 63, may become lost or easily confused due to his condition, authorities said.

He was last seen near Seventh Avenue and Bethany Home Road, wearing a black hoodie with the words “Poetic Justice,” gray pants, black glasses and black Air Force One shoes.

Garcia is 5-foot-5, 185 pounds and has gray hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on Garcia’s whereabouts should call the Phoenix PD Missing Persons Unit at 602-534-2121 (after hours: 602-262-6151).

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Silver Alert issued for 63-year-old Phoenix man with medical condition