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Silver Alert Issued for 82-Year-Old Man

For Immediate Release : Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office
Release Number: 25-51

Date

Monday March 17, 2025 1:00 PM

Location

Silver Alert Issued for 82-Year-Old Man

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UPDATE: March 17, 2025 5:05 p.m.

The Silver Alert for Leonard Gilman has been canceled. He has been found safe. Thank you to everyone who helped share this information

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is seeking the public's help in locating a missing man.

A Florida Silver Alert has been activated for Leonard Gilman, 82.

On March 16, 2025, Gilman left his residence driving a 2018 white Honda Pilot with Florida tag ETMB41. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeve gray shirt, black shorts, and brown slippers. 

Gilman is bald with a full white beard and has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

His vehicle was last seen on March 17, 2025, at 12:52 a.m., traveling east on Big Bend Road, west of Lincoln Road.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is urged to contact the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 813-247-8200.