Elderly man with dementia reported missing in Sun City West, Sun City West AZ
Medical EmergencyAn elderly man with possible dementia has been missing for over three hours in Sun City West. He was last seen near his home on Copperstone Drive and was believed to have gone out for coffee. Family members and law enforcement are searching the area and have contacted the sheriff's office for assistance.
Audio|Source: Sun City West Sheriffs Posse
05:47
Transcript:
00:00
Yes. Navy blue ball cap, maybe blue shirt, jeans, black shoes, a mustache. He's a very old-looking 72. He, they think he probably went to get a cup of coffee, but that obviously isn't going to work because nothing's open. And Thor, what's his name?
00:29
Don't have that, but I'll get that. 104. 50 to Dio. Go ahead, Dio, or 50. Yes, sir. Do you want me to start hitting that way? 104, I was just going to ask for the address.
00:59
Yeah, 50 dispatch, if you could send that address and also hit that way. 10-4[2]. I haven't gotten the address yet. I think the sisters are out looking. Yeah, I just wanted the address that, what, 49 got dispatcher? 49. The address is 129, 26 Copperstone. And the man's name is Chester Whitford.
01:28
I copy 12926. Oh, that's the 901[1] call. 104. Is there any more information that you need? I've got the sister right here. 104. Thank you. Do they live together? 50 is 1017.
01:57
2422. The man lives with his sister and his nephew at this address on Copperstone. There's another sister that's here but she doesn't live at this address. I know.
02:18
We've got two more cars coming, so we'll start driving around looking for it. That's what we're here for. Okay. All right. 104. 49 tonight, 1021 U. 10. 10.4. And Dio is SM10 Queen. 104. 22, 23.
02:45
Stand for.
02:46
50 to 49, what do you get chance? 4950. Yes, ma'am, how long has he been missing? Three and a half hours. Okay, ten four, thank you.
03:11
This is 50. I'm going to pull in the SM10 X-ray and then also SM5 Adam. Check out the parking lots. 10 4. 49, have they contacted MCSO for a silver alert? Yeah, they've contacted.
03:39
contacted the sheriff's office. They called 911 and gave a full description. I'm sorry, good. Thank you. At what time? It was probably 2215.
04:08
We may need to call out our search and rescue team. Let's start doing things by phone. Okay, four. Dispatch, DO, could you check Dell Webb potential there? He was pretty close to Beardsville when I was at that 911.
04:37
10-4[2], I will. 50. That 411 that you were helping with first aid, does he meet the description? No, ma'am, he does not. 10.4.
05:07
The sister also said that he gets confused, so he probably couldn't find his way back if he was trying. 10-4[2].
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
901: Missing Person
[2]
10-4: Acknowledgement
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Location mentioned:
Near W Copperstone Dr, Sun City West, AZ 85375
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