HAMLET — A search is on for a missing man with dementia.
Mayor Bill Bayless said the elderly white male went missing from E. Columbia Avenue around 7 p.m. Thursday. He was last seen wearing jeans and an orange T-Shirt.
The Hamlet Police Department, Hamlet Fire and Rescue and Richmond County Sheriff’s Office are actively searching for him.
Capt. Randy Dover said K-9 teams from the sheriff’s office and the Laurinburg Police Department are assisting and a Silver Alert has not yet been issued.
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The man’s name has not yet been released, but he is 69 years old.
Anyone who may have seen someone matching his description is encouraged to call the Hamlet Police Department and 910-582-2551 or 911.
