Crime & Safety

Missing Gladwyne Senior Found

John Gildea was reported found after about five hours Tuesday.

(Update 7:40 p.m.: Gildea has been reunited with his family, authorities announced.)

An 87-year-old Gladwyne man has been missing since 2:50 p.m. Tuesday, according to a Montgomery County alert sent on Tuesday evening.

The man, John Gildea, is from the area of Righters Mill Road and Black Rock Road, according to the alert. He is white, 5'10" and weighs about 185 pounds.

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Gildea was last seen wearing a red maroon plaid shirt, grey slacks and laced shoes, the alert states.

Anyone who finds Gildea, who suffers from dementia and Alzheimer's, is asked to call 911 or the Lower Merion Police Department at 610-649-1000.

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