[UPDATE: WPD canceled the silver alert after the man was located in Clayton, NC.]
WILMINGTON — The local police have issued a silver alert for a missing 74-year-old in Wilmington.
Walter Daniel Stuart was reported missing on Aug. 25. According to Wilmington Police Department, officers responded to Long Leaf shopping plaza around 6:30 p.m. on South College Road. It was reported to law enforcement that Stuart got into the driver seat in a family member’s vehicle while the person was in a store.
He drove off in a BMW 5281 with discolored paint. The elder has dementia and requires daily medication for other conditions, the WPD report.
Stuart is a white male, who stands 5-feet-10-inches and weighs 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing black jeans, grey shoes and a blue sweatshirt with “Wharton” written on the front.
Anyone with information is asked to call WPD at 910-343-3600 or dial 911.
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