SC SC - Willie Bernard Sims, 61, Sumter, 27 Feb 2020

[KatzEye]

Sumter Police searching for two missing people in unrelated cases

Willie Bernard Sims Sr., 61, was last seen Thursday on Charles Street in Sumter, police said. Sims lives on Letcher Road.

Police describe him as a black man, 5-foot-7-inches tall and about 197 lbs. who is mostly bald with brown eyes.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

The Sumter PD on FB has a post about Willie being missing:

Sumter Police Department



"Sumter Police Department
March 1 at 7:43 PM ·

MISSING PERSONS: Police are investigating two unrelated missing persons cases and need your help.

Please call (803) 436-2700 or dial 911 immediately if you have seen either of these individuals or know where they could be. Their well-being is of concern.

- Willie Bernard Sims Sr., 61, was last seen Thursday on Charles Street by a family member. Sims, who lives on Letcher Road, is 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 197 lbs., and is mostly bald with brown eyes.

*snip*." BBM

 

[YaYa_521]

The link below pulls up a map which directs to the area where Bernard was last seen. I wonder if they searched in the Green Swamp? There's also a rather large cemetery nearby, which makes sense given that there are at least a half-dozen churches within blocks of where he was last seen. Seems as if these would be good areas to search although I haven't found any updates or previous stories discussing any organized searches.

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/article240796631.html
A family member saw the 61-year-old on Charles Street, about 3-4 miles from his Sumter home, police said.