Statewide alert now canceled for missing Canton man, 87

Canton Repository
Alton Carter, 87, is a missing adult. The Canton Police Department said he walked away from his home on Fifth Street NE at 7:45 a.m. Monday. He suffers from dementia and is diabetic. Law enforcement is concerned for his safety.
Alton Carter, 87, is a missing adult. The Canton Police Department said he walked away from his home on Fifth Street NE at 7:45 a.m. Monday. He suffers from dementia and is diabetic. Law enforcement is concerned for his safety.

CANTON ‒ The Canton Police Department has canceled a statewide missing person alert for an 87-year-old who walked away from his home on Fifth Street NE on Monday morning.

No additional information was immediately available. The alert was canceled after 1 p.m.

To view photographs, visit the Endangered Missing Adult Alert website at: http://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/Law-Enforcement/Local-Law-Enforcement/Missing-Adult-Alert.

This article originally appeared on The Repository: Alton Carter, 87, of Canton, is missing endangered adult