Silver Alert: What Phoenix Police Know About Missing 60-Year-Old

PHOENIX, AZ — Many Phoenix adults and youth are found within 24 to 48 hours of being reported missing, but police say Juan Tafoya, 60, is still missing after 8 days. “We continue to follow up on leads and continue to have contact with family,” said Mercedes Fortune, a sergeant with the Phoenix Police Department. Here’s what police know about Tafoya.

Tafoya was last seen on Tues., Jan. 7 around 1 p.m. near 15th Ave. and Osborn Road in Phoenix. A medical condition he has might make him appear disoriented or confused. He has brown hair and brown eyes and is 5’5” and 160 lbs. Tafoya was wearing blue jeans, a black or dark gray sweater and brown sandals when he was last seen.

The Phoenix Police Department is asking anyone who knows anything about Tafoya’s whereabouts to call their Missing Persons Unit at 602-534-2121 or after hours at 602-262-6141, or email Detective Caleb Morris at caleb.morris@phoenix.gov.