83-year-old man with Alzheimer's reported missing in Chicago

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Wednesday, June 24, 2015
Michael Vasser, 83, has been reported missing.
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CHICAGO (WLS) -- Police are looking for an 83-year-old man who has advanced Alzheimer's Disease and has not been seen by his family since Tuesday morning.

Matthew Vasser is believed to be carrying a yellow tackle box and may not remember his last name, police said. Vasser is black and 6-foot-one-inches tall. He has salt-and-pepper-colored hair and weighs about 170 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray sweatshirt and blue jeans.

Vasser was last seen near West 90th Street and South Marshfield Avenue in the city's Brainerd neighborhood.