Police searching for missing Las Vegas man

By RICARDO TORRES LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 18, 2014 - 10:03 am

Mario Valadez (Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.)

Las Vegas police on Saturday were seeking the public’s help in finding a man who went missing on Friday.

Rodney Boone, 63, was last seen Friday about 1 p.m. in the area of Las Vegas Boulevard and Cheyenne Avenue.

Boone was described as wearing a black sweat suit and glasses. He stands at 6 foot 8 and weighs about 190 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to call police at 702-828-3111 or 702-828-2907.

Contact Ricardo Torres at rtorres@reviewjournal.com and 702-383-0381. Find him on Twitter: @rickytwrites

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