Crime & Safety

Police Seek Help Finding Missing Elderly Man

The 81-year-old has been visiting family in Spotsylvania.

Update: Missing Ben Davis Hoff, 81, has been located in Fredericksburg, according to Fredericksburg.com. Read more of the report.

Original post:
The Spotsylvania County Sheriff’s Office is attempting to locate a missing elderly
man.

Ben Davis Hoff, 81, is described as a white male, 6’1” tall, weighing approximately 160 lbs. He has grey hair and hazel eyes.

Hoff was last seen wearing a blue jacket, black and white plaid shirt, black sweat pants, loafers, wire rim glasses and using a cane.

Hoff is from the El Dorado, Calif., area and is visiting relatives in Spotsylvania, according to a release from sheriff's spokesperson Capt. Jeff Pearce. Hoff is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia

He wandered away from his family’s home in the 6400 block of Old Plank Road approximately 1 p.m. Sunday. Deputies and tracking K-9’s were activated 
and a search of the area met with negative results.


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