Police Searching For Missing Marina Del Rey Man With Dementia

MARINA DEL REY, CA -- Authorities this week asked for the public's help in locating a 72-year-old man from Marina Del Rey who suffers from dementia and emphysema.

John Wayne Nicolos was last seen about 1 p.m. last Tuesday in the 4700 block of Admiralty Way, wearing a light-colored shirt and dark pants. He is described as a white man 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs around 160 pounds.

Nicolos was driving toward Culver City in a 2011 silver Toyota Yaris with California license plates 6SCB736 when he was last seen.

His family, who has not heard from him since Tuesday, is "extremely concerned for his safety," police said.

Anyone who has seen Nicolos or might have information of his whereabouts is urged to call the Los Angeles Police Department's Pacific Division at (310) 482-6313 or (310) 482-6372 or (800) 222-TIPS.

-- City News Service, photo courtesy of the LAPD