Pawtucket Police searching for missing man with dementia

PAWTUCKET, R.I. (WLNE) – The Pawtucket Police Department is asking for help locating a 78-year-old man with dementia.

Police said Dennis Coursen, 78, was last seen at 11 a.m. on Tuesday entering his Red Hyundai Elantra in the city of Pawtucket and was supposedly going to the RI Veterans Affairs Hospital.

Coursen is a white male, 5-feet-5-inches tall, around 167 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes.

Coursen was last seen wearing a blue and black flannel with a Navy baseball-style hat.

Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact them at 401-726-3911.