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Missing Cobb man, 83, found safe

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Oct 23, 2013

A missing 83-year-old Cobb County man was found safe Tuesday night, police said.

A Mattie’s Call was issued earlier Tuesday for Charles William Poteat, who had last been seen around noon on Westmoreland Drive in Kennesaw.

Poteat was located in good condition at a Texaco gas station off I-75 around 9 p.m., Cobb police said.

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