Crime & Safety
74-Year-Old Man With Alzheimer's Missing In E Village: Officials
A 74-year-old man with Alzheimer's has gone missing, officials said.
EAST VILLAGE, NY — An elderly man with Alzheimer's has gone missing, according to police and the local council member.
Peter Michaels, 74, was last seen about 4 p.m. Saturday on 14th Street near Union Square, according to the NYPD.
The man has Alzheimer's and may be in need of medical attention, according to Council Member Carlina Rivera.
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Michaels is about 6 feet 3 inches tall, 200 pounds with green eyes and grey hair, according to police.
Police said he was last wearing a blue baseball hat, tan pants, a black jacket and sneakers, and wire-rimmed glasses. He lives near 14th Street and Avenue A.
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SILVER ALERT: Peter Michaels, a 74-year-old male from the area of East 14th Street and Avenue A in Manhattan is missing. He has Alzheimer's and may be in need of medical attention. Last seen 14th and Broadway. Please call @NYPDnews with info. pic.twitter.com/TbdhUTo5Hn
— NYC Council Member Carlina Rivera (@CMCarlinaRivera) October 27, 2019
Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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