Former MLB pitcher with Alzheimerโs found safe near Astrodome area, police say
HOUSTON โ A former Major League Baseball pitcher with Alzheimerโs has been found safe Thursday afternoon near the Astrodome area, police confirmed. Roric Harrison, 74, went missing on Wednesday off Main Street in the Texas Medical Center. Police said he was found by a good Samaritan and is safely back home with his family. Police said Harrison was a pitcher in Major League Baseball for five years back in the 1970s. Harrison, who was signed to the Houston Astros at a point in his career, was the last American League pitcher to hit a home run in an American League game before they introduced the designated hitter.
UPDATE: 76-year-old woman with Alzheimerโs found
Update: Houston police located an elderly woman who had been reported missing Saturday. The Houston Police Department is searching for an elderly woman with Alzheimerโs reported missing in Houston. Gloria Saldana, 76, was last seen Friday leaving the 10100 block of Lost Trail St. in an unknown direction. Saldana is described as a Hispanic female weighing 104 pounds and standing 4โฒ8โฒ' tall with brown eyes and black and grey hair. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to contact the Houston Police Patrol at (713) 884-3131 or the Houston Police Department Missing Persons Division at (832) 394-1840.