Missing endangered man from Illinois located safe in Fond du Lac County

An elderly man with dementia, considered missing and endangered from Illinois was found Sunday night, January 26, 2025, driving in Fond du Lac County.

Around 8 PM, Officials in Illinois were pinging the mans phone to attempt to find where he may be and the tracking process showed him to be northbound on 41 near Highway 67 in Dodge County.
Law enforcement in Fond du Lac County were made aware of the situation and started to look for the man.

A Wisconsin State Trooper located the vehicle still northbound at Highway 151. He attempted to stop the man by activating his lights and siren, but the man failed to acknowledge the trooper.

Continuing north on 41, three Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Deputies also engaged the driver and he finally pulled over near the Johnson Street exit where he was safely taken into custody. Deputies brought the man to the Sheriff’s Office to await a reunification with family.