Silver Alert issued for Tommy Thompson, 50

[Sister Iroz]

Durham, N.C. — The North Carolina Center for Missing Persons has issued a Silver Alert for a missing endangered Durham man.

Tommy Lenell Thompson, who is believed to be suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment, was last seen Tuesday at 2721 Holloway St. in Durham.

The 50-year-old African-American man has black hair and brown eyes. He is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs about 165 pounds.

Thompson was last seen wearing an Army jacket with fur around the collar and gray sweat pants.

Anyone with information about Thompson should call the Durham Police Department at 919-560-4427.

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/4513706/

[Unamused Cat]

I hope they find him safe.

[Becca]

Heh. That's the second silver alert in a week for an African-American male with dementia or cognitive abilities in the Durham area. Googled their addresses and they are 5.5 miles apart. That seem odd to anyone else or is it just me? I know Durham is not the safest place to be, but other than their age there are a lot of similarities and the close proximity made my weird meter go off.

[MichaelJCheaney]

Heh. That's the second silver alert in a week for an African-American male with dementia or cognitive abilities in the Durham area. Googled their addresses and they are 5.5 miles apart. That seem odd to anyone else or is it just me? I know Durham is not the safest place to be, but other than their age there are a lot of similarities and the close proximity made my weird meter go off.

I think it may be an unemployed nurse somewhere in the Durham area.....picking these guys up.....

[MichaelJCheaney]

It really does seem that things like this run in streaks. And I really don't know why.

Here in Milwaukee we'll have 3-4 that disappear over a 5-6 day period, and then none for month and months....

I don't know if its because the relatives don't call the police or what?

[PoongyPrincess]

There was an older lady missing on my road when I was a kid. After a couple of days she was found, alive and hungry, covered by a blanket in the backseat of her car. I hope the searchers are being very thorough as they look through those men's properties.