PHOENIX — The Arizona Department of Public Safety issued a Silver Alert for a missing 85-year-old man last seen in Mesa on Wednesday morning.

Ascencion Olea-Torres was last seen in the area of Alma School Road and Main Street around 7:12 a.m., DPS said.

His family said he has dementia and they are worried about his welfare.

Olea-Torres is 5 feet, 6 inches and weighs 140 pounds. He wears prescription glasses and was last seen wearing black pants and a white, short-sleeved shirt and white socks.

He left his residence on foot and was seen carrying a plastic grocery bag, DPS said.

Anybody with information about Olea-Torres’ whereabouts is asked to call the Mesa Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 480-644-2211, which accepts calls all hours of the day.

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