Elderly man with dementia wandering near 10th and Elder Ln, Des Moines IA


An elderly man with dementia was found wandering near 10th and Elder Lane. His wife confirmed he lives nearby and sometimes becomes paranoid. Officers are trying to make contact with him and return him home.
Audio|Source: Polk County, Dallas County, and Warren County Public Safety and ISP
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Transcript:
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Yep, we have an older male that's wandering area of 10th and Elder Lane. We did make contact with the wife said that he does live here and has dementia. It's paranoid sometimes to see if we could try to make contact with him and take him back to the house.
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I have a free copy.
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If no one can break it from the report trip or whatever on, he moves to me,
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I'll take care of it. And maybe if we can make contact with the wife to see what she can do to kind of help facilitate that, it would be helpful too.
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We're giving her a phone call right now. Do I have anyone that can break for an endangered elderly supplement elder.
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Location mentioned:
Elder Ln, Des Moines, IA 50315
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