MENIFEE - Concerns were mounting today about the welfare of a 78-year-old man who disappeared earlier this week in Menifee, prompting authorities to issue a regional Silver Alert in the hope someone might spot him.Jorge Heredia was last seen about 6 p.m. Tuesday at his family's Menifee home, according to the Menifee Police Department.
Heredia was driving a white 2016 Jeep Compass, California license plate 8-L-E-R-8-8-2.
There was no word on where he intended to go.
Heredia is 6 feet and about 185 pounds, bald with brown eyes. He was last seen wearing black pants, a blue jacket and a blue beanie, police said. The California Highway Patrol issued the Silver Alert to post information about Heredia's disappearance on freeway message signs.
Anyone who believes they have seen the missi
