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UPDATE: Chattanooga officer finds missing 84-year-old man, returns him to group home

84-year-old Grady Tinsley is missing from 2300 Chamberlain Ave. Photo provided by Chattanooga Police Department.
84-year-old Grady Tinsley is missing from 2300 Chamberlain Ave. Photo provided by Chattanooga Police Department. 84-year-old Grady Tinsley is missing from 2300 Chamberlain Ave. Photo provided by Chattanooga Police Department.

UPDATE: Grady Tinsley was located by an officer and returned to his residence at 2300 Chamberlain Ave., according to a Chattanooga Police Department news release.

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An 84-year-old man who lives at a group home located at 2300 Chamberlain Ave. has been missing for multiple days, according to the Chattanooga Police Department.

Grady Tinsley was last seen around 12:30 p.m. Friday, March 6, and has onset dementia, impaired speech and other medical conditions, a news release states.

Tinsley has left the home on previous occasions, police state, but never for multiple days without notifying the caretakers. Tinsley is a white male, about 5 feet, 2 inches, 140 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue hat, black and yellow Pittsburgh Steelers jacket, grey shirt and blue jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call Chattanooga police at 423-698-2525.