Independence police cancel Golden Alert for missing 77-year-old man found safe

Independence police canceled the Golden Alert for a 77-year-old man who was found safe Sunday,...
Independence police canceled the Golden Alert for a 77-year-old man who was found safe Sunday, according to police.(Independence Police Department)
Published: Mar. 18, 2023 at 3:18 PM EDT|Updated: Mar. 19, 2023 at 9:53 AM EDT
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INDEPENDENCE, KY (WXIX) -Update: The city of Independence Police Department canceled the Golden Alert Sunday morning after a 77-year-old man was found safe, police said.

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The City of Independence Police Department issued a Golden Alert for a missing 77-year-old man.

Officers say Irvin Steffen was last seen leaving his home in Independence Monday around 6:45 p.m. Monday.

Steffen was last seen wearing a black hat and brown coat and is believed to be driving a blue 2018 Chevrolet Equinox with a Kentucky license plate of C2N264.

This not the actual car that Steffen was in, but it is stock photo of the vehicle.
This not the actual car that Steffen was in, but it is stock photo of the vehicle.(Independence Police Department)

Police say Steffen suffers from an altered mental status, depression, anxiety, PTSD, and heart complications requiring medical medications that he does not have with him.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.

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