Crime & Safety

Police Track Down 87-Year-Old New Lenox Man With Dementia

Frank Gezik was found in Crown Point, IN.

The missing 87-year-old New Lenox man with dementia was found in Crown Point, IN.

Frank Gezik had suffered some "exposure to the elements" and was "transported to a hospital in Indiana to be examined," said New Lenox Deputy Police Chief Robert Pawlisz.

Gezik left his home about 3:30 p.m. Monday, driving off in a tan 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis.

He was then tracked to the Chicago Skyway. Gezik passed through a toll plaza heading north about 5:15 p.m., Pawlisz said.

Gezik was found shortly after 9 a.m., Pawlisz said.

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