PHOENIX -- A couple who went missing Sunday evening after leaving their home to pick up a family member at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe have been found safe.
Paul Armijo, 79, and Cora Castillo Armijo, 85, were driving a tan 2006 Jeep Liberty when they left their home in the area of Southern and 40th avenues in Phoenix at approximately 6:40 p.m. They never arrived at the mall.
Paul used his bank card for a purchase at a service station/convenience store in Tempe at around 4 a.m. Monday, according to Officer James Holmes with the Phoenix Police Department. At that time, he asked a person in the store for directions to Phoenix.
A Silver Alert was issued for the couple.
Gila River police found the couple Monday afternoon in the area of 91st Avenue and Broadway Road. They were dehydrated but otherwise OK.
Paul Armijo and Cora Castillo Armijo By Jennifer Thomas
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Vehicle similar to the couple's 2006 Jeep Liberty By Jennifer Thomas