Silver Alert - 74 yr old man from Berwick last seen yesterday evening

heading away from home up hwy 61 north of Baton Rouge after getting directions in Gonzales.

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Berwick Police asking for the public’s assistance in locating Bruno Joseph Leita, Jr., 74, who was reported missing on Sunday, December 17, 2017.

Leita is described as a white male with gray hair, a gray beard and brown eyes.

He is approximately 5’9” tall and weighs about 190 pounds.

State Police Troop B spokesperson Melissa Matey says Leita is traveling in a white 2012 Toyota Tundra truck bearing Louisiana handicapped license plate 411460.

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His vehicle was then seen at approximately 6:15 pm traveling north on US 61 near West Pine Street in Gonzales.

Leita was last seen near the intersection of US 61 and LA 64 in the Port Hudson area north of Baton Rouge.

Family members say that Leita suffers from a medical condition which may impair his judgment.

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Don't know the man but had a grandfather that did something similar. Good samaritan sat with him at a grocery store until help arrived. He was completely lost a mile from the house he lived in for fifty years. This old guy must be terrified and I know his family must be too.