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Man With Memory Loss Missing From Austin

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Police are asking for the public's help in finding a man with memory loss who went missing Wednesday evening from the Austin neighborhood on the West Side.

Lawrence Johnson, 69, was last contacted about 6 p.m. and is reported missing from the area of Madison Street and Lorel Avenue, according to an endangered missing person alert from Chicago Police.

He is described as a 115-pound, 5-foot-9 black man with brown eyes, gray hair and a dark complexion, police said. Johnson, who was driving a gold 2011 Chevrolet Equinox, has some memory loss and may need medical attention.

Anyone with information on Johnson's whereabouts is asked to contact Area North detectives at (312) 744-8200.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2017. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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