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Update: Kansas City, Kansas police find missing 68-year-old man

Police are asking for help to find William Mance, a 68-year-old missing and endangered man last seen leaving his home Wednesday afternoon.
Police are asking for help to find William Mance, a 68-year-old missing and endangered man last seen leaving his home Wednesday afternoon.

Update: Police say William Mance has been found and is safe.

Police are asking the public for help with locating a 68-year-old missing man last seen Monday afternoon leaving his Kansas City, Kansas, home.

William Mance was last known to be in the area of 44th Avenue and Lloyd Street around 2:20 p.m., police said in a news release. He was wearing a blue T-shirt, red shorts, green flip flops, glasses and a chain.

Mance has dementia and occasionally has a tough time communicating with others, police said.

The Kansas City, Kansas Police Department is encouraging anyone with information of his whereabouts to call 911.

This story was originally published August 9, 2021 at 7:21 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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