Missing: District Man, 78, Last Seen In Arlington

ARLINGTON, VA — Several police departments in the Washington, D.C., region alerted the public Thursday night that an elderly District man has been missing since Wednesday afternoon, when he was seen walking down a street in North Arlington. The Virginia State Police issued a Senior Alert for James Oliver, 78, on behalf of the Washington Metropolitan Police Department.

Oliver is described as a 6-foot-tall white man with blue eyes and gray hair who weighs about 190 pounds.

He was last seen at around 3 p.m. Wednesday, walking near the intersection of North Wakefield Street and 24th Street, off Old Dominion Drive, the state police said. He was wearing a blue blazer, silver shirt, pink necktie and blue jeans.

Oliver "suffers from a cognitive impairment, and his disappearance is believed to pose a credible threat to his health and safety," the state police said in a statement.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of James Oliver is encouraged to call the Metropolitan Police Department at 202-576-6768 or 202-727-9099.

Complete information is available on the Virginia Senior Alert website.

Image: James Oliver (Virginia State Police)