Crime & Safety
Missing 87-Year-Old Morton Grove Man Found In Wisconsin
Police said the man was reported missing after he had been supposed to visit his son and never arrived Friday morning.
MORTON GROVE, IL — Police asked the public for help in the search for a local senior reported missing early Friday morning. The 87-year-old man had been due to visit his son in Park Ridge but did not arrive. Police said his last contact with his family was around 7:30 a.m., and different police departments in the area have been unable to find him at any of the usual areas where he is known to visit.
Panagiotis Gianaris is described as 5 foot, 8 inches tall and about 195 pounds. He has gray hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a gray jacket, a black polo shirt with "Anna's Market" written on the front, khaki pants and glasses.
Gianaris drives a 2005 black Cadillac CTS with Illinois plates starting with the numbers 7834, according to Cmdr. Paul Yaras. He walks with the aid of a cane and has been known to have lapses of memory.
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Update: Police said Gianaris was found safe late Friday night in Germantown, Wisconsin.
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