Crime & Safety

Police Seek Help Finding Missing Elderly Man

An 83-year-old Des Plaines man was reported missing early Thursday, authorities said.

An elderly man from Des Plaines was reported missing early Thursday.
An elderly man from Des Plaines was reported missing early Thursday. (Des Plaines Police Department )

DES PLAINES, IL — The Des Plaines Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing elderly man. Arthur Meyer,83, was last seen on the 700 block of Pearson Street in Des Plaines at 3 a.m. on Sept. 12.

He is described as a white man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds and has gray hair, blue eyes and a gray and white goatee. He was wearing a dark blue t-shirt, shorts, black shoes and dark socks when he went missing.

Any person with information regarding the whereabouts of Arthur Meyer should contact the Des Plaines Police Department at 847-391-5430 or call 911.

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