Authorities in the Garden State have issued a silver alert for a missing 80-year-old man in Ocean County.

The New Jersey State Police Missing Persons & Human Trafficking Unit and the Manchester Township Police Department are asking for your help locating Joseph Simonson from Manchester Township.

Simonson was last seen this past Friday night, August 18th, at around 10:00 on Independence Parkway. He left the area in a silver 2015 Chevrolet Captiva with New Jersey license plate F63-RBP.

Description

Simonson is described as a white male, 6' 1" tall, 210 pounds, with blue eyes and white hair. He was last seen wearing a gray t-shirt and blue shorts.

Joseph Simonson of Manchester Township NJ - Photo: New Jersey State Police
Joseph Simonson of Manchester Township NJ - Photo: New Jersey State Police
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Simonson suffers from dementia and has no known destination but has ties to Yardville in Mercer County and Florida.

Help police

Anyone with information is asked to contact the New Jersey State Police at (609) 882-2000 or the Manchester Township Police Department at (732) 657-6111.

UPDATE: Joseph Simonson has been located.

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