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CANCELLED - Silver Alert Issued for Brentwood Man Who Suffers from Schizophrenia, Dementia and Diabetes

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By Published: July 27 2016

LongIsland.com

The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man from Brentwood.

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Robert Walter, 64, of Brentwood, is missing. Anyone with information on Robert Walter’s whereabouts is asked to call the Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives at 631-854-8352 or call 911.

Update - July 27, 2016 - Robert Walter was located unharmed.

The original alert is below.

Brentwood, NY - July 27, 2016 - The Suffolk County Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man from Brentwood.

Robert Walter, 64, a patient at Federation of Organizations, located at Pilgrim State Hospital, 998 Crooked Hill Road in Brentwood was last seen being dropped off by a taxi at Checkers, 1825 Brentwood Road in Brentwood at approximately 1515 p.m. on July 26, 2016.

Walter, who suffers from schizophrenia, dementia and diabetes, is described as a white male, 5 feet 7 inches tall, approximately 170 pounds. He has blue eyes and gray curly hair. He was last seen wearing a blue flannel shirt, blue basketball shorts and black flip flops. Walter uses a cane and drags his feet when he walks.

Anyone with information on Robert Walter’s whereabouts is asked to call the Suffolk County Police Third Squad detectives at 631-854-8352 or call 911. 

As a reminder, Silver Alert is a program implemented in Suffolk County that allows local law enforcement to share information with media outlets about individuals with special needs who have been reported missing.