89-year-old with Alzheimer’s missing

Fri., July 17, 2015

By Chad Sokol chadso@spokesman.com (509) 459-5047

Sheriff’s deputies are searching for an 89-year-old man with Alzheimer’s disease who was reported missing last night in Spokane Valley. Glen Stratton was last seen around 6:15 p.m. at the Gardens at 414 S. University Road wearing a tan jacket, a light blue shirt, dark pants and white shoes. Stratton is 5-feet-8-inches tall, weighs about 170 pounds and uses a wheelchair. There was a blue and white embroidered bag on the back of the wheelchair, according to the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office. Anyone with information about Stratton’s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Check at 509-456-2233.

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