Crime & Safety
Silver Alert Issued For Missing 61-Year-Old Charlotte Man
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police have issued a Silver Alert in an effort to find a 61-year-old man with a cognitive impairment, according to PD.

UPDATE: He has been found safe!
CHARLOTTE, NC — Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are searching for 61-year-old Thomas Colon and are asking for the public to keep an eye out.
Colon was last seen on Tuesday February 8 around 1:00 p.m., at his home located in the 7400 block of Beaufort Circle in Charlotte.
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He is about 5'7, weighs 170 pounds and has salt and pepper hair.
Colon was last seen wearing blue jeans with a black jacket and driving his white 1992 Dodge Van with North Carolina license plate HJT-4892.
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Police say Colon has a cognitive impairment, and a Silver Alert has been issued.
Anyone with information on Mr. Colon’s whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.
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