UPDATE: CANCEL Silver Alert – Roswell, NM – Ignacio Velez has been located and is safe. For inquires, please contact Roswell PD at (575) 624 -6770.

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Written by Officer Dusty Francisco 4/13/2022

Roswell, NM – The following is information for the distribution of a Silver Alert from the Roswell Police Department (RPD). Please refer all inquiries to RPD at (575) 624-6770.

RPD is asking for the public’s assistance in locating Ignacio Velez. Velez is a 62-year-old Hispanic male, 5’08” tall, weighing 179 pounds, with gray and black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen on April 12, 2022, at around 5:00 p.m., at the Wilshire Gardens Apartments located at 2727 North Wilshire in Roswell, NM. Velez was last seen wearing black jeans, a black button-up jacket, and black shoes. His whereabouts and destination are not known. Ignacio Velez is missing and believed to be in danger if not located.

Anyone with any information regarding this Silver Alert is asked to call RPD at (575) 624-6770.