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Man, 55, missing from Lawndale

By  Matthew Hendrickson
   
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Larry Sallias | Chicago Police

A 55-year-old man was reported missing from the West Side Lawndale neighborhood on Saturday.

Larry Sallias was last seen in the area of the 1600 block of South Drake Avenue, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police. Sallias moved to Chicago from Memphis, Tennessee and could be returning to Memphis.

Sallias was described as black, about 6-foot-2, 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair, police said. About 4 p.m. Friday, he was seen wearing a blue hat, black jacket, blue sweatshirt, blue khaki pants and black and white gym shoes.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area Central detectives at (312) 747-8380.

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