{"id":656467,"date":"2025-12-26T19:45:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656467\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T19:45:21","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T19:45:21","slug":"call-999-if-you-see-this-missing-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/656467\/","title":{"rendered":"Call 999 if you see this missing man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Merseyside Police have launched an urgent appeal to find Thomas Lang<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0_imgonline-com-ua-FrameBlurred-wvRmeYfnbu3gD2nq.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Lang, 78, went missing from his home in Liverpool on Boxing Day \" loading=\"eager\"  \/>Thomas Lang, 78, went missing from his home in Liverpool on Boxing Day <\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Merseyside Police have urged the public to call 999 if they see a 78-year-old man missing from home in Liverpool. Police have launched an urgent appeal to find him, after he went missing this morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Thomas Lang, who is also known as Tommy, was last seen in the area of Bulford Road in <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/aintree\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Aintree<\/a> at around 10am today, Friday December 26. It is possible he caught the number 19 Stagecoach bus service to either Liverpool or <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/kirkby\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Kirkby<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is described as a white man, of thin build, 5ft 5in tall, with thin, greying hair and wearing glasses and hearing aids. He also has faded tattoos on his left hand and arm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">When last seen he was wearing a dark blue\/beige jacket with shoulder patches, a grey jumper, grey jogging bottoms and blue\/grey shoes. He was also carrying a dark coloured walking stick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He is known to frequent Kirkby town centre and <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">Liverpool city centre<\/a>, including Church Street and Liverpool One.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">If you see him, please call 999 so police can make sure he&#8217;s safe. You can also pass on any sightings via the form: <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/tracking.vuelio.co.uk\/tracking\/click?d=YgOauU3p9p0-CN2waTZEeFzxuVN2nmvMxjlcWYeDuItcEc8wufTSEC7R5oiCDMeYmtIV1xiJ7zK-lI6zZLWGLuqCuPkPYlXMk30BkA3nrGKzwkpMar6MOZ61L9u5wRD3CQFev1YiB9KESdYhk52G9R_QmmvwuRwii4kGfUnbccE9iVNLVhURKDQaOqNfzefTRXHQEirI91erhAVSXncpc-I1\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"https:\/\/www.merseyside.police.uk\/ro\/report\/mp\/v2\/add-something-reported-missing\/Link opens in a new tab.\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">https:\/\/www.merseyside.police.uk\/ro\/report\/mp\/v2\/add-something-reported-missing\/<\/a> or any other information to @MerPolCC or 101.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Get all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you by signing up to our <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">daily and breaking newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Sign up to our breaking news newsletter <a class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/data.reachplc.com\/212764146160855\" target=\"\" aria-label=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\">here<\/a>. 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