{"id":100958,"date":"2025-12-26T00:15:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/100958\/"},"modified":"2025-12-26T00:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T00:15:06","slug":"84-year-old-man-with-possible-dementia-reported-missing-in-houston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/100958\/","title":{"rendered":"84-year-old man with possible dementia reported missing in Houston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ricardo Quintanilla (KPRC 2)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Houston officials are asking for the public\u2019s help in locating an 84-year-old man who was reported missing on Christmas Eve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">According to the Houston Police Department, Ricardo Quintanilla was last seen around 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, 2025, in the 8700 block of Ketchwood Drive in Houston. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police say the clothing he was wearing at the time is unknown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Quintanilla is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and weighing 138 pounds. He has brown eyes and gray hair. His date of birth is April 3, 1941.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police say Quintanilla may be suffering from dementia or memory loss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Anyone with information about Quintanilla\u2019s whereabouts is urged to contact the Houston Police Department Missing Persons Unit at 832-394-1840 or the HPD patrol desk at 713-884-3131.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorMichael Horton headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/TB0VZ7DB5PYO36DHL4XWDRPJST\/\" title=\"View Michael Horton&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Horton<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. 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