Modesto Police Search For Missing Elderly Man

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4 years ago

September 6, 2020

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MODESTO – The Modesto Police Department is searching for 86 year old Billie Whitaker who was reported missing Sunday night.

Whitaker was last seen at around 3:00 pm in the area of Desert Willow Lane and East Orangeburg Avenue.

Police say Whitaker was on his way to Walmart on Plaza Parkway and was driving his gray 2013 Toyota pickup with the California license plate number of 16787DV.

He was last seen wearing a dark colored Air Force hat with a blue and white button up shirt and jeans. Whitaker weighs 160 pounds and is 5’09” tall.

According to police he is dependent on insulin and may be disoriented or confused.

Anyone with information on Whitaker’s whereabouts is urged to contact the non emergency dispatch number at 209-552-2470.

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