{"id":325547,"date":"2026-11-11T14:52:20","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/325547\/"},"modified":"2026-11-11T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T14:52:20","slug":"missing-76-year-old-man-with-dementia-found-safely-reunited-with-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/325547\/","title":{"rendered":"Missing 76-year-old man with dementia found, safely reunited with family"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">PENN HILLS, Pa. \u2014 UPDATE: 6:15 p.m. &#8211; Members of the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group announced on social media that Jackson was found in the City of Pittsburgh. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">He is safe and was reunited with his family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Penn Hills Police Department is asking for the public\u2019s help in finding a missing 76-year-old man with dementia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Walter Jackson Sr. was reported missing from his home in the 100 block of Yosemite Drive in Penn Hills on Tuesday. Police said he may have left the home shortly after 2 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Jackson is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds. He has brown eyes, short grayish and black hair, a grayish beard and is believed to be wearing a green Army jacket. <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said he has dementia and other medical conditions that require medication, which he does not have with him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Jackson does not have a cell phone or access to a vehicle.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police said he may be in the Penn Hills area, the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, or Pittsburgh\u2019s North Side, and are asking residents throughout those communities to remain alert.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Penn Hills Police, along with other public safety agencies, are actively searching for Jackson. Search efforts include K9 search teams and drones.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Police are asking the community to help in the following ways:<\/p>\n<p>Keeping an eye out for anyone matching Walter\u2019s description, particularly an elderly gentleman wearing a green Army jacket and walking with a cane.Checking yards, porches, and other areas around their properties where someone may have stopped to rest or sought shelter, when safe to do so.Reviewing home security cameras and doorbell camera footage for possible sightings, particularly from approximately 2:00 AM this morning onward.Remaining alert in the Penn Hills, Homewood, and North Side areas.Reporting any possible sightings or information about Walter\u2019s whereabouts immediately to 9-1-1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Anyone with information is asked to call 911 immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PENN HILLS, Pa. \u2014 UPDATE: 6:15 p.m. &#8211; Members of the Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group announced on social&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":325548,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[8565,6748,16829,4030,16830,2663,79,7017,7355,31,4329,13557,6753,7356,4033,4034,7359,16831,7360,4037,11299,742,4368,4369,8572,1405,4042,16832,708,7362,16833,73,75,74,206,13560,4047,812,16834,14637,3860,16835,16836,895,7364,7365,7366,6167,2155,13565,11835,4050,6967,16837],"class_list":["post-325547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-pittsburgh","tag-auto","tag-automobile","tag-blink","tag-blue","tag-blur","tag-car","tag-city","tag-color","tag-cop","tag-crime","tag-day","tag-duty","tag-emergency","tag-enforcement","tag-equipment","tag-focus","tag-force","tag-guard","tag-headlight","tag-illuminated","tag-lamp","tag-law","tag-lighting","tag-lights","tag-motor","tag-night","tag-officer","tag-organized","tag-outdoors","tag-patrol","tag-personal","tag-pittsburgh","tag-pittsburgh-headlines","tag-pittsburgh-news","tag-police","tag-protection","tag-red","tag-rescue","tag-revolving","tag-roof","tag-security","tag-selective","tag-selective-focus","tag-service","tag-siren","tag-street","tag-surveillance","tag-transport","tag-transportation","tag-uniform","tag-unit","tag-urgency","tag-vehicle","tag-vibrant"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325547"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325547\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/325548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}