FOUND: Silver Alert Helps 80-Year-Old Middlesex County Man Return Home Safely

FOUND: Allen Hilliard, 80, was found and safely returned to his Highlands home after a Silver Alert was issued on Jan. 21.

Hilliard was located by Trooper Reinaldo Cruz on the New Jersey Turnpike in Newark.

The New Jersey State Police activated a Silver Alert for a missing 80-year-old Male who suffers from diminished mental capacity last seen in the Middletown Township area.

He was driving a blue 2011 Chevrolet Silverado - license plate numberSF156T.

Hilliard was described as:

• an elderly white male
• 80-years-old
• height 5, 5’11”
• weight 210 lbs
• blue eye
• gray hair

He was lat seen at 35 Sears Ave. in Middle Township, attempting to travel to Newark City.