Missing 61-year-old man with autism found safe, Dallas police say
Dallas police said Wednesday night that the 61-year-old man with autism, who's been missing for nearly two weeks, has been found safe.
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The Dallas Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a 61-year-old man with autism, who's been missing for nearly two weeks.
Dallas PD said Daryl "Petie" Foreman was last seen at about 5 p.m. on Sept. 11, in the 600 block of S. Griffin. Monday afternoon, police added Foreman to the endangered missing list.
He is described as a Black man with brown eyes and black hair. He stands at 5'6" and weighs about 160 lbs. Police released a photo of him wearing a blue Walmart cap, a black shirt with Super Mario on the front, black slacks and blue tennis shoes.
Petie Foreman may be confused and in need of help, police said.
"It's been hard because I know he's looking," said Cathy Lewis, Petie Foreman's sister. "I know we're looking, but we haven't come across him, and I thought I really thought that we would come across him that second day, but we haven't."
Petie Foreman and his two sisters, Lewis and Sonia Foreman, traveled from Arkansas to attend Comic Con at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. While Lewis was getting their badges, Petie Foreman had to use the restroom.
"I said, 'The bathroom is over there. Just wait a minute. Let me get these tickets,'" Lewis said. "And he walked away. I'm assuming he needed to go real bad."
When they couldn't find him, they notified security and learned there were multiple exits for the restroom, and they believe their brother might have gotten turned around. The sisters filed a missing person's report with Dallas PD.
For the time being, the sisters have relocated to the area until he's found
"We're here until we find him," Lewis said. "And that's what we're going to do. We have to because he deserves that. He can't help with what's happened to him."
If you see him or know of his location, call Dallas PD at 214-671-4268 or 911.
