Police search for blind man missing from train

[MrEd]

Police said Smith had arrived at the Amtrak station on North Tryon Street from Washington, D.C., but didn't make the connecting train to Birmingham, Alabama as scheduled.

According to police, Smith is legally blind in both eyes from an incident several years ago.

He is described as 5'11" tall with a slim build, with brown eyes and dark brown hair.

He has a scar on the right side of his head hear his right eye and a possible smaller scar on the left side of his head.

He is said to sometimes wear dark glasses and carries a red and white

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[amamba]

Awww, this is very sad. I hope he is found soon so that he can spend the holidays with his loved ones.

 

[PaulM]

The police didn't say why he would be traveling from DC on the Carolinian and then transfer in Charlotte to the Crescent to Atlanta.

 

[MrEd]

The Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department said Thursday that Amtrak Police tracked Smith's movements and was able to determine that he purchased a return ticket to Newark, N.J., on Dec. 17 after his arrival in Charlotte. He arrived in New Jersey at approximately 8 p.m. and was assisted into a cab by a New Jersey Transit Police Officer.

CMPD detectives have closed their case, and said the family has been in touch with authorities in New Jersey.

 

[Devil's Advocate]

Ah, a happy ending!

Here in Texas they would have put out an AMBER ALERT! with the color and registration of the last train he was seen with.

 

[JoeBas]

Ah, a happy ending!

Here in Texas they would have put out an AMBER ALERT! with the color and registration of the last train he was seen with.

Yes, and broadcast it statewide on every message board sign, so what if Brownsville is getting an alert for a missing elderly in Lubbock... ... ...