SUMTER, S.C. — Police in Sumter are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing man who drove away from his home on Friday.

According to the Sumter Police Department , 87-year-old Jake Canty left his Van Buren Street residence in a 2018 black Dodge Durango with South Carolina tag REC 896.

Officers say Canty suffers from dementia. He is described as 6-foot-3 and weighs about 188 pounds. At this time, police don’t know what he was wearing when he was last seen.

Police say agencies outside of Sumter have been notified in case Canty traveled out of the area.

Anyone who spots Canty or his vehicle is urged to call the nearest law enforcement agency or the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700.

MISSING: Officers are working to locate Jake Canty, 87. Canty, who suffers from de

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