PHOENIX — Authorities issued a SAFE Alert Monday for a missing 73-year-old man from Phoenix.

Melvin Lee Jackson was last seen near 16th Street and Roeser Road on Nov. 16, according to the Phoenix Police Department.


Melvin Lee Jackson was last seen near 16th Street and Roeser Road in Phoenix on Nov. 16. (Photo: Phoenix Police Department)

He is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and 200 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Jackson has a medical condition that can cause him to become lost or easily confused.

Anyone with information on Jackson’s whereabouts is asked to call the Phoenix Police Department at 602-534-2121.

SAFE Alerts have replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as a way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older and missing persons who have dementia or developmental/cognitive disabilities.

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