INDIANAPOLIS – IMPD is asking for the public’s help in finding a man missing near south Indianapolis.

John McIntosh, 34, is described as 5 feet 9 inches tall and 145 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen on Sunday, Nov. 24, in the area of ​​18 East Caven Street, near South Meridian and East Minnesota streets, police said.

“John may have mental health issues and may require immediate emergency medical attention,” IMPD said in a statement. “John is known to frequent the southeast side of Indianapolis, but also visits various other areas of Indianapolis.”

Anyone with information about McIntosh’s whereabouts is asked to call 911, contact IMPD’s Missing Persons Unit at 317-327-6160 or Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-8477 to call.

There are certain standards that a person’s disappearance must meet in order for police to issue an Amber Alert or a Silver Alert.

Amber Alerts are aimed at children under 18 who are believed to have been abducted and are in danger. Police also need information about a suspect and their car to issue an Amber Alert.

Silver Alerts apply to missing and endangered adults or children. They are much more common in missing people. Just last year, Silver Alert standards were expanded to include children.

In both situations, these warnings must be issued by the police.