Silver Alert For Richard Emmons: Missing From Cathedral City

CATHEDRAL CITY, CA — A 73-year-old man with dementia left his Cathedral City home and didn't return last night, prompting a search for him in surrounding areas, police said Tuesday.

Officers responded at 8:37 p.m. Monday to the 67500 block of Vista Chino to a missing elder alert, according to Sgt. Jose Nunez of the Cathedral City Police Department.

The missing man was identified as Richard Stanley Emmons and described as being white, with blue eyes, gray/brown short hair, a short beard, approximately 5-feet-7 inches tall and weighing 130 pounds, Nunez said.

Emmons was last seen by his roommate who saw him leave their home at around 10:30 a.m. Monday with a walker, wearing black pants, according to Nunez. A missing person report was filed several hours after Emmons didn't return home.

"Richard has left the residence in the past but returns after a few hours," Nunez said. "He does not have a cellular phone or means of communicating with friends."

He is also known to frequent the Palm Springs area, according to Nunez.

Anyone with information on Emmons' whereabouts was asked to call the Cathedral City Police Department at 760-770-0300.