Silver Alert issued for Garden City man

8 March 2024

Thanh Du (Photo provided by Garden City Police Department)

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (KSNW) — Officials are asking for people to be on the lookout for a missing 64-year-old Garden City man.

At the request of the Garden City Police Department, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued a statewide Silver Alert for Thanh Du.

His family last saw him around 2 p.m. Thursday at his home near Kansas Avenue and N. 12th Street.


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When the family returned later, he was gone. He left his phone and wallet at home.

Thanh Du is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He was last known to be wearing a tan T-shirt with “Western Moto” on the front, navy sweatpants, and no shoes.

Police say he has dementia and a heart condition. He mostly speaks Vietnamese but knows a little English.


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(Photo provided by Garden City Police Department)

Thanh Du is believed to be driving a 2021 white Toyota Rav4 with Kansas license plate 930 PBK.

If you see him or his vehicle, call 911. If you have other information about where he is, call the GCPD at 620-276-1300.

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