Police continue search for missing disabled Springfield man

SPRINGFIELD — Despite a wide search effort using drones and extra personnel, police have not yet found a 57-year-old man with dementia who wandered off early Sunday evening.

Juan Nieves, who lives with his elderly parents at Manor Court in the city's East Forest Park neighborhood, was last seen around 5 p.m. near that complex and Allen Street, according to police spokesperson Ryan Walsh.

Nieves, who is non-verbal, was wearing shorts and a checkered T-shirt and sneakers when he set out in the cold, witnesses told police. His parents called police after he left, said Capt. Trent Duda, head of the detective bureau.

Police cruisers could be seen circling the area Sunday evening, with officers using flood lights to illuminate yards nearby.

The department is encouraging residents from Springfield, East Longmeadow and Wilbraham to check their backyards and sheds in case Nieves took shelter there.

Walsh urged people to call 911, the detective bureau at 413-787-6360 or the non-emergency line at 413-787-6300 if they see Nieves or know of his whereabouts.

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