Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a Tempe man suspected of aggravated assault, the Tempe Police Department said.

Officers responded to a home in Tempe after the man, identified as Nicholas Elkins, 37, severely assaulted two elderly people and stole a vehicle from the home, police said.

Elkins is a known drug user, and is considered dangerous, police said, in a bulletin issued Tuesday night. The bulletin did not specify when the attacks occurred.

The vehicle is a gray 2014 Chevrolet Impala, with a license plate that begins with BLX.

Police urge anyone with information to call the Tempe Police Department at 480-350-8311 or Silent Witness at 480-948-6377, or submit a tip at www.Tempe.gov/police.

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