Purple Alert issued for Duane Custer, last seen in Lakeland on Saturday

Lakeland police say Duane Custer has been missing since May 11. He was last seen in the 3000 block of Covington Lane in Lakeland. A Florida Purple Alert has been issued.
Lakeland police say Duane Custer has been missing since May 11. He was last seen in the 3000 block of Covington Lane in Lakeland. A Florida Purple Alert has been issued.

A Florida Purple Alert, indicating a missing person, has been issued for Duane Custer, 47, of Lakeland.

Custer is thought to be traveling in a 2020 white GMC Acadia with the Florida license tag BB56II, the Lakeland Police Department reported. He was last seen May 11 at 5:43 p.m. in the 3000 block of Covington Lane in Lakeland, LPD said.

His vehicle was last seen on Monday at 1 p.m. at the Lowe's store at 2800 West Sand Lake Road in the Orlando area.

Custer is listed as 5-foot-9 and weighs approximately 285 pounds, LPD said. He is bald and has brown eyes. He was last known to be wearing a black shirt, blacks shorts with white lines and green/black shoes.

Police say Duane Custer is thought to be driving a 2020 white GMC Acadia with the Florida license tag BB56II. It was last seen Monday at a Lowe's store on Sand Lake Road in Orlando.
Police say Duane Custer is thought to be driving a 2020 white GMC Acadia with the Florida license tag BB56II. It was last seen Monday at a Lowe's store on Sand Lake Road in Orlando.

Florida’s Purple Alert is issued for a missing adult with a mental or cognitive disability (other than dementia), an intellectual disability or developmental disability, a brain injury or other physical, mental or emotional disabilities that are not related to substance abuse or a combination. The person’s disappearance is deemed to pose a credible threat of immediate danger or seriously bodily harm

Anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Lakeland Police Department's Emergency Communications Center at 863-834-6966.

This article originally appeared on The Ledger: Purple Alert issued for man last seen in Lakeland on Saturday