PHOENIX — Authorities have issued a SAFE Alert for a 92-year-old man last seen Friday night on foot in Tempe.
Apolonio Romero is 5-foot-7 and 140 pounds and has black eyes and gray hair. He was last seen around 6 p.m. Friday near Scottsdale and Curry roads and was wearing a denim jacket, according to a bulletin posted by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
Romero reportedly has a medical condition that causes him to be easily lost and confused.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Tempe Police Department at 480-350-8311 or 911.
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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