A Latino friend is missing and #CityImages is posting this Silver Alert as a public service for our local community of readers.
‘UPDATE He’s found we went to a hospital in Brooklyn and now he home I took his sister and Elvia to pick him up
This notification system was established in the United States to distribute information about missing persons, especially senior citizens with Alzheimer's disease, dementia, or other mental disabilities in order to aid the Comm in locating them.
79-year-old Luis Machado suffers from Alzheimer’s and has been missing since Friday. We just found out and decided to post this community alert in hopes someone can identify him.
A Silver alert shall mean the communication to the public by a city agency of identifying information concerning a vulnerable senior who is reported missing to a law enforcement agency under circumstances indicating that the person is in imminent danger of serious bodily harm or death.
Because some police departments may not be able or willing to help quickly, you should also contact additional resources who can help. You can search for local hotlines in your area or reach out to national ones. Here are a few national programs dedicated to finding seniors who have wandered.