Silver Alert activated for 86-year-old man reported missing in Salinas
By The Star Staff
Police Commissioner Antonio López Figueroa reported the activation of the Silver Alert on Thursday for the disappearance of a possibly disoriented older adult.
The police chief said Bernardo López López, 86, was last seen when he left his residence at about 4 p.m. Wednesday in La Plena neighborhood, Highway 712 kilometer 5.1, in Salinas.
López López was wearing a black shirt and black pants.
He is 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighs approximately 160 pounds, with a fair complexion, white hair and brown eyes, and has a dark mole on his left cheekbone.
The cooperation of citizens is requested to find the man’s whereabouts. Anyone with potentially helpful information is urged to call 787-343-2020 or the 9-1-1 Emergency System.
The Silver Alert aims to spread rapid information about the disappearance of adults over 60 with Alzheimer’s or other forms of dementia. According to Law No. 132 of 2009, “the Puerto Rico Police will be the primary agency responsible for operating the Plan and determining whether or not to issue the alert.”