Crime & Safety
Missing St. Pete Man Located Safe: Sheriff
A silver alert that was issued for a missing 77-year-old man in St. Pete has been canceled after he was found safe on Monday, deputies said.
ST. PETERSBURG, FL — Carl Lester Byrd, 77, has been found safe and was reunited with his family members on Monday in St. Petersburg, deputies said.
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A 77-year-old St. Petersburg man who lives with memory issues is missing after he left a family member's residence on Sunday night, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.
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Law enforcement officials issued a silver alert for Carl Lester Byrd on Monday.
Investigators said on Sunday before 10:30 p.m., Byrd left a family member's home in the 4200 block of 18th Street North in his 2016 red Dodge Journey SUV with Florida tag number Z4LYB.
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According to deputies, Byrd called his wife a few hours later at 1:30 a.m. Monday, and said he was driving home on Interstate-275 in heavy construction.
Detectives described Byrd as a Black man with an amputated left leg. Byrd is 5-feet-8, 140 lbs. with gray hair and brown eyes.
Byrd has a cell phone and may be in Sarasota County, said authorities.
Anyone with information on Byrd's whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement immediately.
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