The Detroit Police Department is urgently seeking assistance from the public in locating 72-year-old Robert Taylor, an elderly man suffering from dementia, who was reported missing this past weekend. Taylor was last seen on Saturday, June 22, as detailed by the Detroit police.
Having been missing since Saturday, Taylor's absence was first noticed when his son arrived at his home on Dresden Street, which is situated in close proximity to Osborn High School near the intersection of 7 Mile and Hoover, just to realize, to his distress, that Taylor was nowhere to be found. Taylor, who is around 5-foot-10 and weighs 185 lbs., could be identified by his distinctive "salt and pepper" hair and beard.
The last sighting of Taylor had him clad in a blue shirt and blue jeans. In the effort to solicit public help, the Detroit Police Department has not given out further details about his disappearance. Those in charge of the inquiries have encouraged anyone with information regarding Robert Taylor's whereabouts to come forward. The call for help has also been echoed on the department's social media, where the Detroit Police Department's Missing page implores the community to assist in the search.
The officials are asking that any sightings or information on the whereabouts of Robert Taylor be reported to Cmdr. Lawrence Purifoy of the DPD 9th Precinct at 313-596-5940 or to reach out to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.
