Crime & Safety

Man With Dementia Missing From Novato

Bertrand Wittman​, 82, suffers from dementia and has a history of falling​. Police said he may be headed to San Francisco.​

Bertrand Wittman​, 82, suffers from dementia and has a history of falling​.
Bertrand Wittman​, 82, suffers from dementia and has a history of falling​. (Novato Police Department)

NOVATO, CA — Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man with dementia who went missing from Novato.

Bertrand Wittman, 82, was last seen around 1:10 p.m. Wednesday near the Redwood Boulevard bus pad, according to the Novato Police Department. He may be headed to San Francisco.

Wittman suffers from dementia and has a history of falling. He is white, 5-foot-10 and 180 pounds. He has gray hair and a recent cut on his head, police said. He was last seen wearing a gray fedora, blue jacket and white pants. He may be carrying a black suitcase.

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Anyone with information about Wittman is asked to call Novato police at 415-897-4361.

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