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Police locate 72-year-old man missing from Greater Grand Crossing

By Sun-Times Wire

Arnold Evans | Chicago Police Department

A 72-year-old man reported missing Monday from the Greater Grand Crossing neighborhood on the South Side has been located, police announced Thursday evening.

Arnold Evans was last seen Feb. 29 in the 7900 block of South Ellis Avenue according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Thursday evening, police announced that Evans had been located. Additional details were not available.

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