Police: Missing Roswell Man Found Near Norcross

By Kristal Dixon (Patch Staff)

(Update) Richard Lynn Landers, the Roswell man who was reported missing Sunday, has been found near Norcross.

Roswell Police reported the update Monday morning.

“He was spotted by a citizen who had seen his picture on the news and called police,” Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland said.

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The Roswell Police Department is looking for a 70-year-old man who was reported missing on Sunday.

Richard Lynn Landers, 70, was last seen around noon Nov. 9 at The Gardens of Roswell, a senior living and memory care facility, at 9212 Nesbit Ferry Road, Roswell police said Sunday evening.

Landers, who is disabled, has several medical needs and suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease, was last seen wearing a red and blue long sleeved shirt, — either plaid or stripped — blue jeans and toting a black suitcase, Roswell police spokesperson Lisa Holland said.

Holland, who said the man left on his own and was reported missing by the facility’s staff, added Landers may possibly be in a wheelchair.

Landers is six feet tall, weighs 198 pounds and has blue eyes, long gray hair and a long gray beard. Anyone who sees Landers is asked to call the Roswell Police Department at (770) 640-4100.

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