****UPDATE as of 10:28 a.m. on 10/30/16*****

Deputies have located Ronald Serpaio in Pinellas County. He is in good medical condition.

Serpaio contacted his family this morning and they were reunited at about 9:15 a.m. on October 30, 2016.

*****End of Update*****

****Original News Release*****

Who:

Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
Patrol Operations Bureau
Investigative Operations Bureau
-Robbery/Homicide Unit

Ronald M. Serpaio (Missing Adult)
DOB: 06/20/1943
Address: 1765 Powder Ridge Drive, Palm Harbor
Vehicle: 2012 Honda CRV, red in color, 4-door, Florida State University vanity tag# WE63S

What:
Deputies seek the public’s help in locating a missing elderly man in Palm Harbor.

When:
The man has been missing since approximately 7:15 p.m. on Saturday, October 29, 2016.

Where:
The man was last seen at the Residents Inn By Marriott located at 4012 Tampa Road, in Palm Harbor.

Why/How:
Deputies seek the public’s help in locating a missing elderly man in Palm Harbor.

According to deputies, 73-year-old Ronald Serpaio was last seen at the Residents Inn Marriott Hotel, in Palm Harbor at about 7:15 p.m., on Saturday, October 29, 2016.

Ronald told family members that he was going to the store and he never returned.

Ronald is described as a white male, 5’6” tall, approximately 200 lbs., with brown eyes and short brownish gray hair. Ronald was last seen wearing turquoise shorts, a dark colored stripped shirt, and black sneakers.   

Ronald was last seen driving a red 2012 Honda CRV, bearing a Florida State University vanity tag# WE63S. On the back of the Honda CRV there is a magnet in the shape of a dog bone that says “I Love My Grand Dogs”.

Concerned family members say that Ronald suffers from diabetes and the early onset of dementia.  

Ronald has been entered as missing into the FCIC/NCIC data base.

Anyone with information that may assist deputies in locating Ronald Serpaio is urged to call local law enforcement.


Recent photo of Ronald Serpaio.