Crime & Safety

Missing Gilroy Man With Alzheimer's Located After Brief Search

In a news release, Gilroy police thanked "everyone that helped located him so quickly" on Monday afternoon.

GILROY, CA — A missing Gilroy man in his 80s with Alzheimer’s disease was located Monday afternoon after a brief search, according to police.

The man had walked away from his residence in Peregrine Drive around 2 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Shortly before 4 p.m., he was located north of Gilroy in safe condition, according to police.

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In a news release, Gilroy police thanked “everyone that helped located him so quickly."

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