Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Portsmouth Man Located after Silver Alert

Charles Murphy, 79, was last seen in the West Warwick area.

UPDATE: He has been found.

From earlier:

A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 79-year-old Portsmouth man.

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Police said Charles Murphy was last seen Friday night at around 10:30 p.m. after he left a house in West Warwick to return to his Portsmouth home.

Murphy stands 6 feet tall and weighs about 195 lbs and has gray hair and blue eyes.

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He was driving a 2013 Mercedes C300 with Rhode Island registration 629-461.

If you’ve seen him, call Portsmouth Police at 401-683-0300.

Police said Murphy suffers from the beginning stages of dementia.

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