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Urgent Silver Alert Issued for Missing 72-Year-Old Tucson Man with Medical Condition

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Published on September 01, 2025
Urgent Silver Alert Issued for Missing 72-Year-Old Tucson Man with Medical ConditionSource: Arizona Department of Public Safety

A Silver Alert has been issued for Sitharamanjaneyulu Potiny, a 72-year-old Tucson man reported missing since Friday. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety's Silver Alert page, Potiny was last seen around 11:53 a.m. on Friday, walking away from his home near W. Jadewood Ln and S. Walnutview Dr. in Tucson, Arizona.

Potiny, described as 5'3" in height and weighing 160 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes, was wearing a blue shirt and blue pants at the time of his disappearance, as detailed by the Arizona Department of Public Safety. Suffering from a medical condition, the Pima County Sheriff's Department indicated that it may cause him to become confused and easily lost.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department is asking members of the public to come forward with any information regarding Sitharamanjaneyulu Potiny's whereabouts. Detective Manzanedo, the point of contact at the Sheriff's Department, can be reached at 520-351-3091. "Please contact the Pima County Sheriff's Department with any information on Sitharamanjaneyulu," urged the official release.