Missing Stoughton man with dementia found several states away

STOUGHTON — Chief Donna M. McNamara reports that the Stoughton Police Department has located a missing senior who has dementia.

Joseph Clark, 77, was located early Tuesday evening while driving his vehicle in New Jersey. A Clifton, N.J., police officer saw Clark’s red Chevrolet HHR and ran the license plate. Clark was subsequently pulled over.

Clark is in good condition. He is being transported to a local hospital out of an abundance of caution.

He’d been last seen around 5:30 p.m. Monday, June 5, at his home in Stoughton. His vehicle may have been spotted around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday in Providence, R.I.