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Kansas City police report 73-year-old man found after he was reported missing Wednesday

Kansas City police were asking the public for help Wednesday to locate Arthur Snyder, a 73-year-old man reported missing from the Sterling Acres neighborhood. He was last seen around 3 p.m. near East 44th Street and Moats Drive, police said.
Kansas City police were asking the public for help Wednesday to locate Arthur Snyder, a 73-year-old man reported missing from the Sterling Acres neighborhood. He was last seen around 3 p.m. near East 44th Street and Moats Drive, police said. Kansas City Police Department

Update: Arthur Snyder has been found and is safe, police said Thursday.

Kansas City police were asking the public for help Wednesday to locate a 73-year-old man reported missing from the Sterling Acres neighborhood.

The missing man, Arthur Snyder, was last seen around 3 p.m. near East 44th Street and Moats Drive, according to police. He was in a blue Jeep Gladiator with a California license plate.

Police said Snyder has medical conditions that require care and his family is concerned for his well-being.

Synder is described as a white man, 5-foot-8 and 230 pounds. He has green eyes and gray hair.

He was wearing a long-sleeved black shirt and blue jeans Wednesday.

Police were asking anyone who locates Snyder to call 911 or Kansas City’s Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043.

This story was originally published November 22, 2023 at 6:11 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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