Elderly Man Looking For His Pet Found Safe: Gwinnett Police

STONE MOUNTAIN, GA – William Lang has been found safe. At around 11 p.m. on Jan. 11, William called his wife and told her that he was ok and at the Kroger in Grayson. An officer in the area traveled to the store at 1911 Grayson Highway to meet up with him while the family was en route. William was in good health and eventually reunited with his loved ones. He was about 12 miles away from his home.

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The Gwinnett County Police Department needs the public’s help in locating a missing elderly man. The Missing Person Alert is for William Lang, 84, from Stone Mountain.

Lang was last seen at his home on Wycliffe Way in unincorporated Stone Mountain. The family of Land said that he wanted his wife to go driving around looking for his lost dog. When the wife wasn’t looking, Lang grabbed the car keys and left his home at around 6 p.m. He hasn’t driven a vehicle in about four years. He has no cell phone on him.

Lang is described as a white male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 200 lbs., with white hair and brown eyes. He was last seen driving a green 1998 Ford Explorer with GA license plate “QAA9474.” His family says that he has a diminished mental capacity. He wears slim-framed eyeglasses. He was wearing a green and brown plaid shirt, brown corduroy pants, and a light grey jacket.

Officers in the area have been patrolling and looking for Lang. If anyone knows where William Lang can be found, contact 911 (GCPD 911-Center non-emergency number: 770 513-5700).

Photos courtesy Gwinnett Police Department