Update 2:50 p.m. The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department canceled the Silver Alert issued for 75-year-old Gilbert “Charles” Fairchild Saturday afternoon.

The Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department issued a Silver Alert for a missing 75-year-old man on Saturday.

Gilbert “Charles” Fairchild is 5-foot-11, weighs 190 pounds and has brown eyes and brown with gray hair.

He was last seen driving away from his home in the 8700 block of Haskell Avenue, police said. He drives a gold 2007 Hyundai Entourage with Kansas tag 094JBS.

Fairchild suffers from Alzheimer’s, dementia and other medical concerns.

He was last seen wearing a bomber jacket, jeans, and blue and white plaid shirt.

Anyone with information should call 911.

This story was originally published June 5, 2021 at 2:03 PM.

Cortlynn Stark

The Kansas City Star

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Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.