Silver Alert: Richard Hester last seen in College Station

The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office is searching for Richard Hester, diagnosed with a cognitive impairment, White, Male,77 years old, last seen wearing a long sleeve maroon shirt and long black athletic shorts.
AUSTIN - The Brazos County Sheriff’s Office is searching for 77-year-old Richard Hester, diagnosed with a cognitive impairment.
Missing 77-year-old
What we know:
He is described as a white male and was last seen wearing a long sleeve maroon shirt and long black athletic shorts.
Hester was last seen at 11:26 a.m. on Jan. 26, 2025 in the 4500 Block of Barnstable Harbor in College Station, Texas.
Law enforcement officials believe this person’s disappearance poses a credible threat to their own health and safety.
What you can do:
Anyone with information regarding this missing person, should contact the Brazos County Sheriff’s Office at 979-361-3888.
Silver Alert
What it Means:
The Silver alert was created to notify the public of missing elderly adults with documented mental conditions. Specifically, for those who suffer from various mental conditions like Alzheimer’s disease and/or other forms of dementia.
The below represents the Silver Alert criteria for the state's network:
- Is the missing person 65 years of age or older or has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease?
- Does the senior citizen have a diagnosed impaired mental condition, and does the senior citizen's disappearance pose a credible threat to the senior citizen's health and safety? (Law enforcement shall require the family or legal guardian of the missing senior citizen to provide documentation from a medical or mental health professional of the senior citizen's condition).
- Is it confirmed that an investigation has taken place verifying that the senior citizen's disappearance is due to his/her impaired mental condition, and alternative reasons for the senior citizen's disappearance have been ruled out?
- Is the Silver Alert request within 72 hours of the senior citizen's disappearance?
- Is there sufficient information available to disseminate to the public that could assist in locating the senior citizen? (Highway signs will be activated only if accurate vehicle information is available AND it is confirmed that the senior citizen was driving the vehicle at the time of the disappearance).
Note: A physician's letterhead, indicating the impaired mental condition, date of diagnosis, patient's name, with physician's signature is recommended to satisfy the documentation requirement.
The Source: Information in this article is from the Texas Department of Public Safety.