Authorities issued a Silver Alert Friday for a 73-year-old man who was last seen in the Pico-Union area of Los Angeles.
Alejandro Valentin was last seen around 3 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of West Washington Boulevard and South Hoover Street, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Valentin was described as a 5-foot-3-inch tall man weighing 165 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a navy blue pullover, black jeans and shoes.
Anyone with information regarding Valentin’s whereabouts was urged to call 911.
The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearances of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.