Public safety

Missing Gilbert man found dead in Chandler

Michael Chernek was found dead in Chandler after Gilbert Police issued a SAFE Alert earlier Friday.

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A 78-year-old Gilbert man who was reported missing Friday was found dead later that evening in Chandler, according to Gilbert police.

Michael Chernek was reported missing to the Gilbert Police Department shortly before 11:30 a.m. Aug. 7 after family members said he had been missing for several hours.

Police devoted numerous resources to the search, and detectives took over the case as efforts to locate Chernek continued.

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