Crime & Safety
Skokie Man Goes Missing While Walking Dog: Police
The 77-year-old was last seen walking with a mixed-breed beagle Wednesday afternoon, police said.
SKOKIE, IL — Police asked the public for help finding a Skokie man who was last seen walking a dog near his home Wednesday.
The 77-year-old man was reported missing after leaving his home around 12:45 P.M. to walk a dog in the 4500 block of Concord Lane, police said.
The man who has been diagnosed with dementia, was walking with a medium- to large-sized mixed-breed beagle with a blue harness, according to a missing person alert from the Skokie Police Department.
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Police said the man, who was described as 5 feet, 6 inches and 155 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes, was last seen wearing a long light brown jacket, a multi-colored knit hat, blue jeans and black leather shoes.
Anyone who sees someone matching the man's description or who can offer any information to help investigators track him down was asked to call 911 immediately.
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UPDATE: Skokie police said shortly before 4 p.m. that the missing man and his dog were both found safe. This story has been updated to remove his name and image.
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