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North Las Vegas police located 78-year-old man with dementia, Alzheimer's

Missing: Julius Wilson
Missing: Julius Wilson
Posted at 11:47 AM, Jun 22, 2022
and last updated 2022-06-22 20:24:04-04

NORTH LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The North Las Vegas Police Department said that they have located 78-year-old Julius Wilson after he went missing earlier Wednesday morning.

Police in North Las Vegas asked the public assistance to locate a 78-year-old man.

The last known sighting of Julius Wilson was at approximately 2 a.m. Wednesday at a family member's home in the 5900 block of Magic Oak Street, near Commerce Street and East Tropical Parkway.

Wilson is a Black male who stands 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs approximately 140 pounds, North Las Vegas police stated in a news release. He is bald, has brown eyes and wears glasses.

Police say he was last seen wearing a black button-down shirt, dark gray slacks, a black hat and black shoes.

Missing: Julius Wilson
Police in North Las Vegas are asking for public assistance to locate a Julius Wilson, 78, who was last seen early Wednesday morning. Officials said Wilson has both Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Officials noted Wilson's home address is near the Palms Casino Resort. He does not have a vehicle and has no wallet or phone with him, they said.

"Wilson suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's disease and won't be able to find his way home," police said.

Anyone with information about Wilson's whereabouts was asked to contact North Las Vegas police "immediately" at 702-633-9111.

Map - Wilson was last seen at a family member's home in the 5900 block of Magic Oak Street:

News of the search for Wilson comes a few hours after North Las Vegas police announced they are looking for another missing man, 77-year-old Clark F. Hall.