A Silver Alert was issued Thursday as authorities sought public help to find a 69-year-old disabled man who uses a motorized wheelchair and was last seen in Sun Valley last month.
Gregory Odom was last seen around noon Nov. 14 at an assisted living facility in the 9000 block of Laurel Canyon Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
Odom was described as a 6-foot-1-inch Black man weighing 185 pounds with salt and pepper hair and brown eyes. It was unclear what he was last seen wearing.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Odom was urged to contact the LAPD Missing Person Unit at 213-996-1800. Calls during non-business hours or weekends should be directed to 877-527-3247. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.
The Silver Alert program was established to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearances of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.