84-Year-Old Man Missing in South Bay
- Police are searching for an 84-year-old man reported missing in the South Bay region. - Authorities have appealed to the public for help in locating the elderly individual. - Community assistance is crucial for swift resolution in these urgent cases. (patch.com)
San Jose police are looking for an 84-year-old man who disappeared Thursday evening, and the California Highway Patrol has issued a Silver Alert. (sfgate.com) The missing man, Reddy Reddy, was last seen around 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 16, near Stockton Avenue and West Julian Street in San Jose, according to the alert issued Friday, April 17. (kron4.com) Authorities described Reddy as 5 feet 6 inches tall and about 160 pounds, with gray hair and black eyes. He was wearing a black-and-brown North Face sweatshirt and tan sweatpants, and police said he is believed to be on foot. (sfgate.com) A Silver Alert is California’s public-warning system for missing people who are 65 or older, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired and considered at risk. The California Highway Patrol says local law enforcement must first use available local resources before requesting the alert. (chp.ca.gov) California law says a Silver Alert can be activated when police determine the disappearance is unexplained or suspicious and believe public notice could help with a safe recovery. The program was added to state law in 2012 under Government Code section 8594.10. (chp.ca.gov) The state Justice Department’s missing-person database tells people who recognize a missing person not to take action themselves, but to contact the listed law enforcement agency or the state hotline. The database also notes that it is only a subset of missing-person reports in California. (oag.ca.gov) In this case, the public instruction is more direct: anyone who sees Reddy or knows where he may be should call 911 immediately. As of the latest public alert reviewed Tuesday, April 21, no recovery notice had been posted in the reports cited here. (kron4.com)
