UPDATE: Johnny Herron was found Wednesday night in good health but was taken to a nearby hospital for an evaluation as a precaution, police said.
PINOLE (KRON) — Pinole police are searching for an elderly man who walked away from his care home Tuesday night.
Police say that Johnny Herron, 79, left his home in the 800 block of San Pablo Ave. in Pinole sometime between 8:30 or 9 p.m. Tuesday night.
“Mr. Herron suffers from Dementia and is not originally from the Pinole area. His destination is unknown. Mr. Herron has family who lives in Vallejo and he has a previous address out of San Francisco,” Pinole police said.
He is described as a black male, 5 feet 8 inches, weighing about 135, and has gray hair and brown eyes. It’s unknown what he was wearing before he disappeared.
Police are asking anyone with information about his whereabouts to call the Pinole Police Department at 510-724-1111.
