Times staff
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
LAND O'LAKES — Pasco sheriff's deputies have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient who drove away this morning in a maid's car.
Charles Graham Porter is 6 feet tall, weighs about 205 pounds, has white hair, wears glasses, and was last seen wearing a white polo shirt, black shorts, and white tennis shoes. He was last seen driving north on U.S. 41 in a blue 2000 Ford Expedition with a Florida tag of H971GA and a front tag for Cool Jazz 941.
The maid was with Porter this morning inside his residence on Keating Way, the Sheriff's Office said. She went upstairs, and when she returned downstairs, she noticed he had left in her car. Porter didn't make any statements, or seem upset before taking the vehicle, authorities said.
According to his wife, the only mental recollection he has is of Kentucky. He does not frequent any particular location, and has not driven in eight months.
Anyone who may see Porter or the vehicle is asked to contact the Pasco County Sheriff's Office or their local law enforcement agency as soon as possible.