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Body Of NJ Man Missing With Dementia, 54, Found: State Police
THe body of Roy Osmundsen, 54, of Cape May Courthouse, has been found, authorities said.
He suffered from dementia and his family had offered a $20,000 reward to find him.
Osmundsen was last seen on Sept. 27, at approximately 9:51 p.m., after he walked away from a vehicle which was located on State Highway 55 south in the area of mile post 35 in Vineland, New Jersey State Police said.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Anyone with information is asked to call the New Jersey State Police Port Norris Station at 856-785-0036.
Anonymous tips are welcome.
Seen HIM? NJ State Police Seek Public's Help Finding Missing Man With Dementia, 54
The New Jersey State Police Port Norris Station is seeking the public's help locating Roy Osmundsen, 54, of Cape May Courthouse.
Osmundsen was last seen on Sept. 27, at approximately 9:51 p.m., after he walked away from his vehicle which was located on State Highway 55 south in the area of mile post 35 in Vineland, police said.
He is described as a white male, 5’8” tall, with brown eyes and brown/gray hair. He was last seen wearing tan pants, gray shirt, gray bookbag, gray slip on shoes and possibly wearing glasses. He also suffers from dementia.
Anyone with information is asked to call th…
Seen HER? Burlington County Woman With Dementia, 81, Missing For Days, State Police Say
UPDATE: Norton has been located and is safe, police said.
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Seen her? State Police have issued an alert for a missing Burlington County woman with dementia.
Anita L. Norton, 81, of Mansfield, was last seen around 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19, state police said.
She may be driving a 2015 white Honda Civic with New Jersey registration K23KPS.
Norton stands 5 feet tall, weighs about 140 pounds, and has brown eyes and brown hair. She was wearing blue pants and a 3/4-length blue shirt when she was last seen, according to police.
She also suffers from dementia.
Anyone w…
Missing PA Woman With Ties To NJ Found Safe (Update)
UPDATE: Shakuntalaben Patel, 71, was found safe.
***Original story below***
Police in Bucks County are seeking the public's help in locating a missing woman with dementia.
Shakuntalaben Patel, 71, was last seen walking away from her Pintail Court home in Bensalem just before 9 a.m. on Monday, June 28, local police said.
She needs to take daily medication for her dementia, police said.
Patel also has family in Trenton and Edison, NJ, and may have gotten on a SEPTA bus, they added.
Patel stands 5'0" tall and weighs 70 pounds. She has salt and pepper hair pulled back in a ponyta…
ONE Year Later: Englewood Man Who Went Missing Still Hasn't Been Found
SEEN HIM? The search continued for a lifelong Englewood resident with dementia who went missing a year ago Thursday.
Ruben Wilson, 69, had wandered off from his home near Cross Street and West Palisade Avenue before.
He's been known, in fact, "to travel significant distances despite his age and other challenges,” Detective Capt. Timothy Torell said.
The 6-foot, 240-pound Wilson has always turned up -- from as close as Teaneck, Hackensack and Tenafly, and as far as Wall Township.
That changed after Wilson went missing on May 27, 2020, just weeks after a previous walkaway.
Englewood p…
Found: Missing Elderly NJ Couple Found Safe, Sound After Journey
UPDATE: A missing elderly couple took a long route to return to Bergen County, but they were found safe and sound Saturday morning, authorities said.
Teaneck police responding to a call of a vehicle stuck in the mud behind the Teaneck Garden Club near Overpeck Park found Lea Asala, 89, outside their SUV and her husband, Anthony Asala, 91, inside around 9 a.m. Saturday.
Lea Asala was without shoes and her husband was a bit confused as he searched for the vehicle's paperwork, but they were otherwise OK.
Both were taken to Holy Name Medical Center for precautionary reasons, Little F…
