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71-year-old man reported missing from Lawndale

By Matthew Hendrickson

A 71-year-old man was reported missing Wednesday after last being seen in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.

Johnny Flenoy was seen boarding a CTA Cermak bus from Pulaski headed west, and has not been seen since, according to a missing person alert from Chicago Police.

Flenoy frequents the area of 15th and Pulaski, police said.

Flenoy was described as a black man with grey hair and brown eyes, about 5-foot-11 and 165 pounds, according to police.

Anyone with information is asked to contact Area South detectives at (312) 747-8274.

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