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Independence police cancel Silver Alert for missing 86-year-old man

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UPDATE: Sunday, Sept. 4 | The Silver Alert has been canceled. Scafe has been located and is safe.

ORIGINAL STORY | The Independence Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol have issued a Silver Alert for a missing 86-year-old man.

Kenneth R. Scafe was last seen around 7:45 a.m. Saturday near 39th and Crane streets in Independence, Missouri.

Police say Scafe left his home on foot, though the direction he was traveling is unknown.

Scafe is 6 feet tall and weighs 210 pounds. He was last seen wearing blue flannel pajamas, no shoes and a black Mizzou hat, according to IPD.

IPD says Scafe has Alzheimer's disease.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.