Have You Seen Him? 58-Year-Old Missing After Leaving Home On Long Island

Police are asking for the community’s assistance in locating a man who went missing after he left a relative’s home on Long Island.

Fifty-eight-year-old Michael Dotzler is missing after he left a relative's house in Wantagh on Wednesday, Jan. 17, police said.
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police Department*

Sophie Grieser

01/19/2024 4:30 p.m.

Michael Dotzler, age 58, was last seen on Wednesday, Jan. 17, according to Nassau County Police and the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse.

He was spotted first on N Chestnut Street in Massapequa at 4:30 p.m.; then, at around 10:40 p.m. that night, NCPD said he left a relative’s house on Poulson Street in Wantagh.

Now, authorities said information indicates Dotzler may be in the Point Lookout area.

Additionally, he is listed as a vulnerable adult who may be confused and in need of medical attention.

Dotzler is 5-foot-10 and weighs about 170 pounds with gray hair and hazel eyes.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a baseball cap, a dark blue bomber jacket, blue jeans, and black and white sneakers.

Anyone with information regarding Dotzler’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Nassau County Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-7347 or call 911.

All calls will remain anonymous.

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