20-091 ***UPDATE - Missing Man Located*** Deputies Issue Silver Alert For Missing Elderly Man in Palm Harbor
Missing Person
***UPDATE as of 5:30 p.m. on June 19, 2020***
Earl Burnette has been located.
Burnette has returned to his daughter’s residence in Palm Harbor and is safe.
***End of Update***
***Original News Release***
Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
-Patrol Operations Bureau
Earl Shelton Burnette (Missing)
DOB: 09/07/1943
Address: 405 Speight Avenue, Tarboro, North Carolina
Vehicle: Silver 2013 Kia Optima NC tag #HDB4201
What:
A Silver Alert has been issued for 76-year-old Earl Burnette of North Carolina. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement immediately.
When:
The man was last seen at about 6:00 a.m., on Friday, June 19, 2020.
Where:
The man was last seen at his daughter’s residence located at 3797 Orchard Highland Drive, in Palm Harbor.
Why/How:
Deputies have issued a Silver Alert for 76-year-old Earl Burnette of North Carolina.
Deputies say on Friday, June 19, 2020 at about 6:00 a.m., Burnette left his daughter’s residence, located at 3797 Orchard Highland Drive, Palm Harbor, in a silver 2013 Kia Optima, bearing North Carolina tag #HDB4201.
According to deputies, Burnette’s destination was Stonecrest Golf Club located at 11560 SE 176th Place Road in Summerfield, Florida, but he never arrived.
Burnette is described as a white male, approximately 5’11” tall, 170 lbs., with white hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue striped polo shirt and shorts.
Burnette suffers from memory issues and does not have a cellphone.
Burnette has been entered into FCIC/NCIC as a missing endangered adult. A Silver Alert has been issued.
Anyone with information on Burnette’s whereabouts is asked to contact local law enforcement immediately.
