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71-year-old missing, last seen in Seventh Ward

James Dabney's niece said at 6:30 a.m. on Friday (Sept. 8,) her uncle had been leaving home on the 1500 block of North Miro Street.
Credit: Courtesy of Kellie Calhoun
71-year-old James Dabney went missing on Friday, according to his niece Kellie Calhoun.

NEW ORLEANS — A 71-year-old man was reported missing by a family member, he was last seen in the 7th Ward.

James Dabney's niece said at 6:30 a.m. on Friday (Sept. 8,) her uncle had been leaving home on the 1500 block of North Miro Street.

Dabney's niece Kellie Calhoun said she last saw her uncle through her Ring camera on Friday.

"We just moved here with family Sept. 1, and he hasn't been in New Orleans in over 40 years," Calhoun said about her uncle. "He doesn't know anyone here besides us. I think he may have made too many turns and can't find his way back. 

According to Calhoun, she is waiting to hear back after reporting her uncle missing to the NOPD's 1st District. 

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