More than a month has passed since a missing person was reported for Levi Blake, an 80-year-old man with dementia from North Omaha. On Friday, Omaha police provided KETV Newswatch 7 with video from a resident’s doorbell camera showing a man walking. Police believe the man is Blake. Blake’s son Terrance Collier said his father goes by the name “Tyrone” or “Pone” most of the time. Blake is 1.70 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. Omaha police say if you have any information, even if it doesn’t seem like there’s much, to call them anyway. As the weeks go by, Collier becomes more and more worried. “There are a few pieces missing from this puzzle,” Collier said. “Lots of sleepless nights. “I just have him on my conscience.” “We have a few different witnesses,” and video surveillance that puts him in the area of 34th and Ohio on August 17, at approximately 4:40 in the afternoon,” police said from Omaha. Brett Schrage.Schrage is the lead sergeant on Blake’s case. He said the video came from a resident’s Ring camera. “And it shows the person who we believe is Levi and who people have said is Levi walking north on 34th Avenue before turning east onto Miami Street.” Schrage told KETV Newswatch 7. Schrage said Blake has ties to the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging. Blake lived at the JC Wade Senior Villa near 34th and Ohio. Schrage said Blake’s neighbors told him Blake was walking in the area of 33rd and Corby and possibly near 33rd and Lake “We walk northeast around (John A) Creighton Boulevard,” Schrage said. He said OPD also has footage from the Adams Park Community Center that may also show Blake walking. “We’ve really stepped up our efforts and created a task force around Levi’s. “We’re going to investigate the case and explore other resources to see if we can get them to help us,” Schrage said. Schrage said just because Blake was last seen in North Omaha doesn’t mean he’s still there. “No matter what.” “If you see someone you think might be Levi, call us. Give us this information. He could really be anywhere in the city of Omaha,” Schrage said. Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
OMAHA, Neb. —
More than a month has passed since a missing person was reported for Levi Blake, an 80-year-old man with dementia from North Omaha.
On Friday, Omaha police provided KETV Newswatch 7 with video from a resident’s doorbell camera that showed a man walking. Police believe the man is Blake.
Blake’s son, Terrance Collier, said his father goes by the name “Tyrone” or “Pone” most of the time. Blake is 1.70 meters tall and weighs 75 kilograms. Omaha police say if you have any information, even if it doesn’t seem like there’s much, to call them anyway.
As the weeks go by, Collier becomes more and more worried.
“There are a few pieces missing from this puzzle,” Collier said. “Lots of sleepless nights. I just have him on my conscience.”
“We have a few different witnesses and video surveillance that puts him in the area of 34th and Ohio on August 17th, around 4:40 in the afternoon,” the Omaha Police Department said. Brett Schrage.
Schrage is the lead sergeant on Blake’s case. He said the video came from a resident’s Ring camera.
“And it shows the person who we believe is Levi and who people have said is Levi walking north on 34th Avenue before turning east onto Miami Street.” Schrage told KETV Newswatch 7.
Schrage said Blake has ties to the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging. Blake lived at the JC Wade Senior Villa near 34th and Ohio. Schrage said Blake’s neighbors told him that Blake was walking around the area of 33rd and Corby and possibly near 33rd and Lake.
“It looks like he eventually made his way to the Adams Community Center. In fact, he was last seen in about that area, walking northeast around (John A) Creighton Boulevard,” Schrage said.
He said OPD also has footage from the Adams Park Community Center that may also show Blake walking.
“We have intensified our efforts by establishing a task force on the Levi case and exploring other resources to see if we can get them to help us,” Schrage said.
Schrage said just because Blake was last seen in North Omaha doesn’t mean he’s still there.
“It doesn’t matter what part of the city you are in. If you see someone you think might be Levi, give us a call. Give us this information. “He could really be anywhere in the city of Omaha,” Schrage said.
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