VPD seeks public help locating missing senior with advanced Alzheimer’s

Vancouver Police Department is seeking urgent public assistance to locate Charles Johnson, 76, who has advanced Alzheimer’s. He was last seen leaving the Brittania Park ice rink in East Vancouver at 1:50 p.m. Tuesday.

Johnson is described as a white man, six feet one inch tall and 225 pounds, with a heavy build, short balding white hair and a short white beard. He was wearing a black fedora, a blue striped golf shirt under a black summer jacket, blue pants and black slip-on shoes with white soles.

Police say Johnson may walk long distances in a straight line or sit down while waiting for help. Anyone who sees him is asked to call 911 and remain with him until first responders arrive.