Silver Alert posted for missing 77-year-old KCK man

KANSAS CITY, Ks. - Kansas City, Kan., police have issued a Silver Alert for an elderly man who failed to show up at a fast food restaurant. Oscar Smith, 77, is well-known at the business and was to go there about 2 p.m. Tuesday. Employees said Mr. Smith never made it there.

Police said Mr. Smith was driving a beige, four-door 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue. The car's license plate number is 341-FFS. He was last seen wearing a bulky tan jack, blue jeans, glasses and black Hendrick Motorsports baseball cap. Police said in a news release Mr. Smith needs to take his medications Tuesday night. He also is said to suffer from dementia. Anyone with information about Oscar Smith should call KCK Police at 913-596-3030 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-TIPS.