Homewood Police were searching the evening of Tuesday, April 11, for a missing person who was last seen near 175th Street and Halsted. Police announced Thursday morning that the man has been found and was unharmed.
police of Thord Umbenstock,
who was reported missing
Tuesday. (Provided photo)
Update Thursday from Homewood police: “Mr. Umbenstock was located in Chicago late in the evening on April 12, 2017 unharmed and in good health. He was transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure.”
The Homewood Police Criminal Investigations Unit was continuing its investigation and search Wednesday, April 12, for a 64-year-old missing man.
Thord Umbenstock was last seen near 175th Street and Halsted around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11.
Umbenstock has a mental health disorder history. He was at the Walmart with a group from Countryside Nursing Home in Dolton when he walked away around 3:30 p.m. heading north from the store, police said.
He was last seen between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. on April 11 getting off a Pace bus at 95th and State Street in Chicago.
Umbenstock is approximately 6’ 3” tall and weighs 265 pounds. He was wearing a black and blue jacket, orange shirt and blue jeans.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homewood Police Department at 708-206-3420.