Silver Alert Issued For Missing Damascus Man

DAMASCUS, MD — Detectives are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 60-year-old man who suffers from dementia. A Silver Alert has been activated by the Maryland State Police.

Orlando Walter Brown was last seen in Damascus at about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday night, police said. He is believed to driving a silver/gray 2008 Ford Focus with Maryland tags 4BW7737.

A Silver Alert is a public notification used to speedily broadcast information about missing persons – especially senior citizens with Alzheimer's disease, dementia or other mental disabilities – in order to help locate them as soon as possible.

Police describe Brown as a black male, 5′ 11″ tall and weighing 190 pounds. At the time he was last seen, he was wearing a white baseball cap with a black brim, a blue polo shirt with horizontal stripes, and blue jeans.

Brown is balding with graying hair. The photo shows him with a mustache but he is currently clean shaven, police said.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of silver/gray Ford Focus should immediately call 9-1-1.

Photo: Montgomery County Police Department