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Alzheimer's victim missing

Police are searching for an elderly man with Alzheimer's disease who disappeared from a West Side hospital where he was being treated for high blood pressure, police said.

Hayes Robinson, 76, of the 1400 block of North Luna, walked out of Sacred Heart Hospital at 3240 W. Franklin Friday and has not been seen since.

Robinson, a black man with a dark complexion, grey hair and brown eyes, is 5'8" tall and weighs 180 pounds.

He may have been dressed in blue jeans, a tan shirt, a blue jean jacket and a brown baseball cap. He wears a watch on his left wrist.

Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts should call the Area 5 Special Victims Unit at (312) 746-8365.

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