CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — Detectives in Cleveland County are working to find a missing 69-year-old who is believed to be suffering from dementia or Alzheimer’s.
A Silver Alert was issued for Kenneth Robert Wilcox on Friday night.
Wilcox left the 500 block of Casar-Belwood Road in Lawndale and was later seen at 2501 NC 18 US 64 Highway, officials said.
He was driving a blue 2008 Dodge Caravan with a N.C. license plate HJY3609. Officials said Flock Camera shows Wilcox traveling northbound on Hickory Boulevard in Sawmills.
Wilcox is described as 5-foot-eight and 142 pounds, with green eyes and short brown hair. He was last seen wearing a black and gray beanie, a green hoodie, blue jeans, and black Crocs.
Anyone with information on Wilcox’s whereabouts has been asked to contact the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office at (704) 484-4822.
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