Press Release - Missing Elderly Person

SEAGOVILLE, TX- On 1/3/2025, Seagoville Police received a Missing Person report for an elderly male identified as TOMMY ATKINSON. Tommy Atkinson is 78 years old. He is described as a Black Male, bald, 5'6" tall and weighs an approximate 135 pounds. Mr. Atkinson lives in the Creekside Mobile Home Community located at 2510 N US Highway 175 in Seagoville.

Family members describe that Tommy Atkinson suffers from dementia and will often walk from his home and is known to hitchhike with strangers. Mr. Atkinson is known to commonly wear a gold rope chain necklace. An exact last known clothing description for Tommy Atkinson is not known.

Mr. Atkinson was previously reported missing in early December, 2024. Tommy Atkinson was found confused at a corner store located on S. Marsalis Drive in the Oak Cliff area of Dallas.

Mr. Atkinson is not believed to be in possession of any identification cards. Tommy Atkinson is entered as a Missing Person into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC). If you have seen or encountered Tommy Atkinson, you are asked to notify the Seagoville Police Department at (972) 287-2999.