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DeKalb man, 88, reported missing

May 9, 2013

DeKalb County police are looking for an 88-year-old man who hasn’t been seen since Wednesday afternoon.

Willie McCranie, who has dementia, drove away from his Stone Mountain home around 2:30 p.m. in a silver Ford Econoline van with Georgia tag PD33U5, police said.

McCranie is described as a 5-foot-9, 210-pound white male with brown eyes and silver hair.

Authorities believe McCranie was last known to be at a Chevron gas station in the Stockbridge area.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact the DeKalb County Police Department’s Special Victims Unit at 770-724-7710 or call 911.

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