Crime & Safety

Man, 81, With Alzheimer's Reported Missing In Southampton: Police

He usually wears a baseball cap with the word "Native"; he was reported missing after family found the door open and stove on, police say.

He was reported missing Wednesday, police said.
He was reported missing Wednesday, police said. (Courtesy Southampton Town Police Department)

NORTH SEA, NY — A man, 81, with Alzheimer's disease was reported missing from a North Sea home Wednesday, police said.

According to Southampton Town police, James T. Lee was reporting missing from a North Sea Road home after his family noticed the door was open, and the stove was on; he was last seen Tuesday afternoon.

Lee is dark skinned, 5-feet, 9-inches tall, and slim, with a salt-and-pepper beard; he wears glasses and usually wears a baseball cap with the word "Native," police said.

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The photo above was taken Tuesday, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Southampton Town Police Department's detective division at 631-728-5000 ; the Southampton Town Police Department's tips hot line at 631-728-3454, or to email the tips line at crimetips@southamptontownny.gov.

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