Highlights
- A SAFE Alert was issued Tuesday night for Heriberto Solano, 77, missing from Mesa since Saturday.
- Solano was last seen near Country Club Drive and Brown Road; his roommate was the last known contact.
- Solano lives in a semi-independent hospice facility and regularly leaves for walks, according to authorities.
- Anyone with information is asked to call the Mesa Police Department.
Mesa authorities issued a SAFE Alert Tuesday night for Heriberto Solano, a 77-year-old man last seen Saturday in the area of Country Club Drive and Brown Road, according to KTAR.com.
Solano is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches tall and 160 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. Authorities said it is not known what he was wearing when he went missing, though he typically wears a t-shirt and jeans. His roommate was the last person to see him but does not know at what time.
Solano lives in a semi-independent hospice facility and regularly leaves for walks. Authorities noted concern for his welfare due to chronic, ongoing health conditions.
SAFE Alerts replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as the mechanism for publicizing missing persons who are 65 and older, as well as missing persons with dementia or developmental and cognitive disabilities, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Anyone with information on Solano's whereabouts is asked to call the Mesa Police Department.
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