Update: Smith has returned home, and he is safe, CPD said.
Previously:
CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – The Clarksville Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 78-year-old Dickie Charles Smith. Smith is 5’10” tall, weighs approximately 200 pounds, and has gray hair. He was last seen this morning around 9:30 a.m. at his residence on Jenny Lane.
Smith was reportedly traveling to Florence, Alabama, to meet friends but spoke to them on the phone at around 1:30 p.m., indicating that he was not feeling well and was going back home. He was last known to be driving a blue/silver 2015 Honda Accord bearing Tennessee license plate DV26935. Family members have indicated that Smith may be experiencing early-onset dementia.
The Clarksville Police Department is actively working with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation to issue a Silver Alert. Anyone with information regarding Smith’s whereabouts is urged to call 911 immediately so officers can check on his welfare.
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