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Update: State Police locate missing 79-year-old Norfolk man with dementia

Posted at 4:07 AM, May 26, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-26 06:23:05-04

Update: State Police have located 79 year-old Benjamin Allison. He was found near the HRBT around 6:00am. Norfolk Police officers retrieved Allison from State Police.

Norfolk , Va. – Norfolk Police need your help finding 79-year-old Benjamin Allison.

Allison suffers from dementia and is considered a fall risk. He was last seen around 3:00 p.m. Wednesday at Consulate Health Care on Llewellyn Avenue.

He is described as a black man, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing about 140 pounds.  He was last seen wearing a green shirt, either grey or tan pants, a camouflage jacket and tan shoes. He may also be wearing a bracelet on his left wrist.

Police believe Allison may be trying to travel to Hampton or North Carolina.

If you have seen Allison, Take Action and call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UPSM.