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Missing person alert issued for Campton Hills man

Editor's note: Authorities said late Thursday night that John J. Tarnowski had been found.

The Illinois State Police activated an Endangered and Missing Person Advisory alert to assist Campton Hills police in finding a 63-year-old man.

The missing man, John J. Tarnowski, was last seen at Meijer in Elgin at 9:18 a.m. Thursday and left in his white pickup truck, a news release said. The truck was found unoccupied at 7 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of West Cortland Street and North Ashland Avenue in Chicago.

Tarnowski has a condition that places him in danger, according to police.

Tarnowski is 6 feet tall and weighs 220 pound, He has brown hair and tattoos on both of his upper arms - one of a rosary heart and the other with the word "mom," according to the news release. He was wearing a gray baseball cap, a dark-colored shirt, blue jeans and gray Skechers slip-on shoes.

Anyone with information regarding Tarnowski's whereabouts should call Campton Hills police at (630)-584-0330.

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