Hyattsville police are asking for the public's help in locating an elderly man who suffers from dementia. 

According to a notice sent out to subscribers of Hyattsville's emergency alert system, police are searching for an Earman Sessoms, age 71. 

Sessoms, described as a black man standing six-feet tall and weighing 190 pounds, was last seen yesterday, Sept. 23 at 9 p.m. when he went for a walk. 

Sessoms was wearing tan pants and a yellow short-sleeved shirt when he was last seen. 

If you have seen anyone matching this description, call the Hyattsville City Police Department at 301-985-5060 and refer to case number 12-2656.