Endangered Missing (FOUND!)
- Officials have issued a missing person alert for a retired Chicago police sergeant with severe dementia and cancer.
Eldge Walton, 74, was last seen leaving his home on foot near the 9200 block of South Blackstone at 10:30 a.m. today, police said. He is not driving, according to the alert.
Walton was last seen wearing a Chicago police dress shirt, uniform coat, dark blue police uniform pants and a turquoise sweater under his coat, according to the alert. He was also wearing a blue White Sox knit cap and blue gym shoes.
While officials said he may have also had his retired police star with him, his wife told police that he did not have a weapon, according to the alert.
It was not known if he had identification with him, police said.
Walton is described as African American with a medium complexion, 6-feet tall, 158 pounds, brown eyes and gray hair along with a beard and mustache.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Calumet Area Special Victims Unit at 312-747-8274.
Keep your eyes peeled.
UPDATE: Located safe and reunited with his family:
UPDATE: Located safe and reunited with his family:
- Eldge Walton has been located in good health and reunited with family, Chicago police said this evening. No other details were released.
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posted by SCC at 12:04 AM
62 Comments:
I hope they find this guy okay....
I first met Eldge at Area 4 Homicide. He worked with the legendary Booker T. Porter, Lenny Sikes and others. A damn good guy with a high-pitched voice and a hilarious sense of humor. I hope and pray that someone from Area 2 SVU will post a happy ending on this blog site. God bless you, Eldge.
Eldge Walton is a great guy. Please keep us posted.
God bless him....this is kind of a sad post
Dear scc:
I am very sad reading this. Hopefully our angels are with him.
Hope this turns out all right.
FYI, as of this morning he still has not been found.
Pray.
Hoping you guys find him before the animals do.
---not a cop
Hope he is found safe aand returned to his family.
Was he carrying his gun? Actually mentals shouldn't have guns.
A bad situation from a terrible disease. Were coming for ya Eldge, keep fighting.
I hope he gets home safe.
good thing big bird retired... he would write him up for no uniform hat!
Hopefully he will be found without incident. Prayers for him and his family.
Our prayers are with him for his safe return.
Come on guys, let's hit the pavement hard and find this fine retired officer!
Eldge Walton, great guy. I'm out of town and retired because if I was in town and retired I'd be out looking for Eldge right now. God help him home and St. Michael protect him til the CPD finds him and gets him there.
Good Luck and God Bless on this.
Something that our FOP and our community Policing people in every district should do is to reach out and find the elderly retired cops, whatever department and just keep an eye for them. Especially those cops now in nursing homes or without family.
Give them someone to talk to, invite them to events like the St. Jude March and picnics. Write down some of their histories as we will never see those days again.
Maybe Interim Superintendent Hillard could start the ball rolling on this.
Did they check the 5th floor? I saw someone with the same discription walking into headquaters the other day.. I'm sure of it.
Was working TRU this last summer doing the 90 detail me and my partner found the retired Sgt. walking down 63rd st. at Prairie. He was wearing a beat up old police hat with the gold checker board which is what made us stop. We talked to him for a few minutes and he told us he had walked from 92 nd and Jeffery. We asked our sgt. for permission to take him home but he called for a 003 district car to take him home which they did, but I don't think any paper was generated. Hope he is home by now.
Send TRU,MSF and any other bodies we can muster. This is family.
Was he carrying his gun? Actually mentals shouldn't have guns.
3/05/2011 08:12:00 AM
Did you bother to read the thread intro?
While officials said he may have also had his retired police star with him, his wife told police that he did not have a weapon, according to the alert.
Asshole.
---not a cop
Was he carrying his gun? Actually mentals shouldn't have guns.
3/05/2011 08:12:00 AM
which means that you should have no arms.
I hope the districts on the South side are actively looking for this sergeant. I am praying for him.
While Bill Gates and Warren Buffett send billions to the Third World to fight "infant mortality" and "childhood diseases" of the flood which is overwhelming us as the world's population doubles and redoubles, our own elderly die silently right next door.
"John Pietraszek, 80, was found frozen to death in an upstairs hallway of his home Jan. 24 in the 5100 block of South Trumbull Avenue. According to Peoples Gas, his service had been turned off since 2003."
Nine hellish winters, alone with the cold, before he finally succumbed.
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.
com/news/local/ct-met-frozen
-death-20110302,0,7911544.
story
UPDATE: Eldge Walton has been located in good health and reunited with family, Chicago police said this evening. No other details were released.
They found him.
006th District beat car found him this afternoon. He is safe! Good work guys!!
Keep in mind "edge of things" areas -- along railroad tracks, parks, woods, by rivers and bodies of water, kind of like that.
I've gained a vague impression over the years that people -- like those who'll walk away from a nursing home, as if you could blame them -- are looking for a "getaway," an "escape" and will sometimes head for an area like that. I don't think there's anything suicidal about it, it's just a primeval "back to nature" thing that we all have, an urge to explore, to look out over something other than a bus stop. In 024 more than one was found over by the North Shore Channel.
Shine the light around...
"[found him] walking down 63rd st. at Prairie...he told us he had walked from 92 nd and Jeffery."
--3/05/2011 02:24:00 PM
Likes to walk, can really cover some ground! Good for him, the trouble is just in getting back to where he started. (grin) I'm keeping him in my prayers.
Oh -- speaking of bus stops. Story from Germany -- a nursing home there had a problem with people walking away, getting on the city bus and going for a ride.
They had the town make up a phony bus stop sign -- that all bus drivers knew not to stop at, but call in if they saw someone waiting there -- and put it right in front of the nursing home.
There the missing person would be, patiently waiting for the bus. Saved a lot of steps.
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Thank God, he was found safe around 1730 hours. Please refer to this link. http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/local&id=7996947
as of 5:30pm March 5
http://www.chicagobreakingnews.com/news/local/chibrknews-retired-police-officer-reported-missing-20110304,0,1535648.story
found according to CLTV, no further info
Was he carrying his gun? Actually mentals shouldn't have guns.
3/05/2011 08:12:00 AM
Did you bother to read the thread intro?
While officials said he may have also had his retired police star with him, his wife told police that he did not have a weapon, according to the alert.
Asshole.
---not a cop
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I agree ASSHOLE
Also, not a cop
I understand that the Superintendent was out looking for him on his RDO.
Good job Terry! Doing the right thing when no one was looking, and we saw it anyway.
Carry on sir!
"006th District beat car found him this afternoon. He is safe! Good work guys!!"
--3/05/2011 06:38:00 PM
Aw right!
Thank you, gentlemen!
Glad to hear he was found.
God bless the Walton family. Alzhiemer's (dementia) is such an unforgiving disease. And this poor retired officer has cancer as well....heartbreaking.
It's good to learn that he was located and brought home safely by his brothers in blue.
Eldge is fine; now back at home. Located near 79th and Prairie by a citizen. Well done, Beat 631 and SVU-2.
I was sick listening to the all call on this, good job to the beat car.
Thank God he was found alive and healthy. No matter if active or retired, he is a brother in blue. Those on the job should all keep in mind, whether active or retired, always give then a pass, as long as you can, when you stop them, police famoly members included. There are jagoffs on the job who don't believe in this, but professional courtesy is something we shoud all practice.
Anonymous said...
Was he carrying his gun? Actually mentals shouldn't have guns.
3/05/2011 08:12:00 AM
And you are the jagoff who would probably lock him up for UUW. How many times I pulled over retired cops and gave them a break. Before the retired PO's could carry, I wouldn't even look to see if they had a gun. Most of them carried, but I wouldn't even fuck with them about that. Do you also ticket coppers and their families. ASSHAT.
Anonymous said...
Good Luck and God Bless on this.
Something that our FOP and our community Policing people in every district should do is to reach out and find the elderly retired cops, whatever department and just keep an eye for them. Especially those cops now in nursing homes or without family.
Give them someone to talk to, invite them to events like the St. Jude March and picnics. Write down some of their histories as we will never see those days again.
Maybe Interim Superintendent Hillard could start the ball rolling on this.
3/05/2011 12:21:00 PM
This is the best post I've ever read. Maybe contact FOP and Hilliard about this. I'd happily volunteer to do this. I commend you for this idea.
Great job to the 006th District coppers that identified him.One of the coppers recognized him from working in 006 in late eighties!!!!! Thank God!!
god bless the old timer he is still one of us
Prayers answered.
Regarding the below post, (reprinted) comments follow.
...Anonymous said...
Something that our FOP and our community Policing people in every district should do is to reach out and find the elderly retired cops, whatever department and just keep an eye for them. Especially those cops now in nursing homes or without family.
Give them someone to talk to, invite them to events like the St. Jude March and picnics. Write down some of their histories as we will never see those days again.
Maybe Interim Superintendent Hillard could start the ball rolling on this.
This is the best post I've ever read. Maybe contact FOP and Hilliard about this. I'd happily volunteer to do this. I commend you for this idea.
3/05/2011 12:21:00 PM
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FYI, the Chicago Police Memorial Foundation in conjunction with our Police Chaplains Ministry are already working on this topic.
If you recall, a retired brother, Bruce Cummings, who died recently without any caring family in a nursing home, was almost buried in a paupers grave.
Due to some diligent follow-up in 023 headed by a Capt. Lemmer, Bruce, a veteran and a Purple Heart recipient was given a dignified funeral and burial.
SCC had a previous post on this topic and his funeral was attended by our Chaplains and many Chicago Police Officers.
Since then,discussions and plans that need to be approved will have us working with the morgue detail at the medical examiners office in which all indigent deceased will be cross-referenced vs. former CPD retirees to preclude similar future incidents.
Plans to coordinate CPD volunteers or on duty members notified through the CPMF or CPD Chaplains are still in the fine tuning stage.
Therefore, any member that is aware of a former member that is presently indigent, in a nursing home or living alone, without any family involvement, you are encouraged to contact the CPMF or the Chaplains Ministry to make them aware of this situation.
Also, any active or retired members interested in assisting or volunteering, I'm sure they would appreciate your help.
We are all we have, living or dead.
006th District beat car found him this afternoon. He is safe! Good work guys!!
3/05/2011 06:38:00 PM
One of the first things President Shields should do is call on the Walton family and give the beat guys an award>
God bless the Walton family. Alzhiemer's (dementia) is such an unforgiving disease. And this poor retired officer has cancer as well....heartbreaking.
I know how this family must feel. My beautiful aunt has the same thing. We recently found out she has cancer as well. God bless you Sgt. Walton.
Do you also ticket coppers and their families. ASSHAT.
Yes I do. It happened to me in 8. So now I don't give a fuck.
Something that our FOP and our community Policing people in every district should do is to reach out and find the elderly retired cops, whatever department and just keep an eye for them. Especially those cops now in nursing homes or without family.
Give them someone to talk to, invite them to events like the St. Jude March and picnics. Write down some of their histories as we will never see those days again.
Maybe Interim Superintendent Hillard could start the ball rolling on this.
I agree. They like our old soldiers should and need to be respected. Why not have recruits escort retirees at the front of our St. Jude March. Maybe new president shields can get this started. I would volunteer to escort a retiree.
that's cpd's new centurions
lock up off duty coppers for uuw , traffic but won't tvb an illegal or dude for no dl , susp dl or ins
cowards
Anonymous Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
Was he carrying his gun? Actually mentals shouldn't have guns.
3/05/2011 08:12:00 AM
Your obviously a mental for posting this jagoff!
to the ASSHAT who wondered if the "mental" was carrying a gun....we let YOU carry one, you dickhead...Nuf' said...
I was off duty and written by 022. I still however not write my brothers. I look at this female who wrote and can only conclude she has very minimal time in the job and does not know any better. I hope over time she can figure out it's not that important to get your mover!!!
Thank You Lord!!!!
GREAT NEWS! A big KUDOS to any and all involved with finding him.
Eldge is fine; now back at home. Located near 79th and Prairie by a citizen. Well done, Beat 631 and SVU-2.
3/05/2011 09:42:00 PM
Please don't thank A/2 SVU, useless. 1st Watch WC in 004 put out the all call.
Anonymous said...
Do you also ticket coppers and their families. ASSHAT.
Yes I do. It happened to me in 8. So now I don't give a fuck.
3/06/2011 10:08:00 AM
Are you six years old? "He was mean to me, so I'm going to be mean to him." You ARE an asshole. Truly.
"Why not have recruits escort retirees at the front of our St. Jude March."
You want a nine hour march?
Anonymous said...
Do you also ticket coppers and their families. ASSHAT.
Yes I do. It happened to me in 8. So now I don't give a fuck.
3/06/2011 10:08:00 AM
Just because somebody on this job is a jagoff, doesn't mean you have to follow suit. I've dealt with asshole coppers while I was off duty but I will not ever stoop to their level. Karma is a bitch and they will get repaid 10 fold.
Been gone a few days, and just caught up to this story. I'm glad that this retired officer is safe. What a terrible thief old age can be when it steals your mind and your health after living a productive life. Good job finding him.
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