La Jolla Man With Dementia Reported Missing

LA JOLLA, CA – Police are seeking the public's help in finding an 88-year-old man with dementia who went missing from his La Jolla home.

E. Fay Rippon was last seen around 5 p.m. Monday at his home in the 8200 block of Camino Del Oro, according to the San Diego Police Department. He drove away in a gray 2003 Mini Cooper with a black roof, chrome rims and a handicapped placard in the window.

In addition to dementia, Rippon has Alzheimer's disease, diabetes and hypertension, police said. He does not have his medications with him.

Rippon's family told police he may be attempting to drive to Monrovia, where he used to have an office, although he is medically restricted from driving. He is without a cell phone, money and credit cards.

Rippon is white, 6-foot-1 and 180 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black and white button down shirt with vertical stripes and light blue jeans.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts was asked to call San Diego police at 619-531-2000.

Photo via San Diego Police Department