COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- Colorado Springs Police officers said they found a man with Alzheimer's who had been missing since Monday in good condition Wednesday morning in the 1900 block of South Nevada Avenue.
Officers said Jesus Juarez, a 69-year-old man who suffers from the memory loss disease, was reported missing by his daughter Tuesday after he left his home Monday and hadn't returned for 27 hours.
The daughter said Juarez is also a heavy drinker. Officers searched area hospitals, fire stations, liquor stores and detox centers but couldn't find him Tuesday.
Wednesday morning, officers received a call from a person claiming to have seen him at Cheyenne Mountain Resort Tuesday night. About a half hour later, another person called saying he was seen in the 1900 block of South Nevada at the Safeway store.
Officers found him in the area a short time later and returned him to his family.
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