Atlanta police have canceled the Mattie's call for Ronald Brown, 65, who had gone missing Tuesday morning on his way to a restaurant in the 2200 block of Cascade Road, but never arrived.

Brown, who suffers from dementia, was located at 234 Memorial Drive at about 4:45 a. m. He was released to family members, police said.

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Peggy Harris (foreground) stocks the shelves at Sandy's IGA, which is the only grocery store in town, Tuesday, October 7, 2025, in Sparta. Hancock County has one of the highest rates of childhood food insecurity in the country. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

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