Crime & Safety

Updated: Missing At-Risk Man Found Safe Tuesday Morning

Hipolito Canseco only speaks Spanish and has a history of seizures.

Update: 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 5: A San Jose man who was reported missing after disappearing on Sunday night has been found and is home safe, police said today.

Hipolito Canseco, 53, who lives on Vine Street, had last been seen at about 9 p.m. Sunday.

Police said Canseco was considered at-risk because, according to his family, he suffered a head injury when he was 10 years old and as a result, his mental capacity is that of a 10-year-old.

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There was also concern because Canseco has a history of seizures and only speaks Spanish, police said.

At about 8:45 a.m. today, police received a report that a man matching Canseco's description had been spotted in the area of Capitol Expressway and state Highway 87.

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Detective Alfonso Rodriguez of the Police Department's missing-persons unit went to that area and located Canseco, police said.

He was unharmed and has since been reunited with his family.

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San Jose police are asking for help in the search for an at-risk San Jose man who has been missing since Sunday night, police said.

Hipolito Canseco, 53, was last seen at about 9 p.m. and lives at 1315 Vine St.

His family said Canseco suffered a head injury when he was 10 years old and as a result, his mental capacity is that of a 10-year-old. He can only provide his name and only speaks Spanish, police said.

Canseco also has a history of seizures.

He's described as a Hispanic man, standing 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with salt-and-pepper hair, a black mustache and a medium build, police said.

He was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, dark blue sweatpants and sandals.

Anyone with information about Canseco's whereabouts is asked to call San Jose police at 408-277-4786 or dial 911.

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