Police sought the public’s help Sunday in locating a 59-year-old man suffering from dementia who went missing from an assisted living facility in Van Nuys.

Jorge Mejia was last seen at about 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the 4900 block of Van Nuys Boulevard in Sherman Oaks, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. He currently resides in an assisted living facility in the 13500 block of Sherman Way in Van Nuys, according to the LAPD.

Mejia was described as a 5-feet-3-inch tall Latino man weighing approximately 145 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark blue shirt and black sandals.

Anyone with information regarding Mejia’s whereabouts was urged to call the LAPD’s Missing Persons Unit at 213-996-1800, or after hours and weekends, at 877-527-3247. Callers wh

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