Police Seek Public's Help to Find Missing 89-Year-Old Man

The West Des Moines Police Department is asking for the public’s help in trying to locate a missing elderly man.

Ona Denham (O.D.) Hawkins, 89, left his West Des Moines residence at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 7. West Des Moines Police Department spokesman Lt. Jim Barrett said Hawkins went to the Isaak Walton League for dinner and didn’t return home.

Hawkins was driving a red 1999 Saturn with the Iowa license plate ANW934.

Hawkins is 5’9”, weighs 185 pounds, has grey/white hair with green eyes. On Tuesday he was wearing a white baseball cap, blue plaid shirt, blue pants, black shoes and walks with a cane.

Anyone who sees Hawkins or his vehicle is asked to call their local law enforcement agency. You can reach the West Des Moines Police Department at 222-3320.