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Olathe police searching for missing 74-year-old thought to be traveling east in SUV

George Sewell went missing from Olathe Friday and is thought to be headed east in a black Mitsubishi Outlander.
George Sewell went missing from Olathe Friday and is thought to be headed east in a black Mitsubishi Outlander. Olathe Police Department

Olathe police have issued a Silver Alert for a 74-year-old believed to be traveling east toward South Carolina.

George Sewell went missing from the 1400 block of E. 123rd St. Friday.

He is 6-foot-2, weighs 200 pounds and has white hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a green army veteran hat, light blue shirt, jeans and black shoes.

Police believe he is operating a black 2022 Mitsubishi Outlander with South Carolina handicap tag 280220W.

Anyone with information about Sewell’s whereabouts is asked to call the Olathe Police Department at 913-971-6363 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.

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Jenna Thompson covers retail news for The Kansas City Star. A native of Lincoln, Nebraska, she previously reported for the Lincoln Journal Star and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where she studied journalism and English.
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