Crime & Safety

Elderly Man Reported Missing From Sonoma Valley Area

The 91-year-old man is believed to be driving his blue Subaru Outback, the sheriff's office said.

John Volgel was reported missing Monday from the Sonoma Valley area. The 91-year-old was driving a blue Subaru Outback stationwagon with California license plate number 1634ADP, the sheriff's office said.
John Volgel was reported missing Monday from the Sonoma Valley area. The 91-year-old was driving a blue Subaru Outback stationwagon with California license plate number 1634ADP, the sheriff's office said. (Sonoma County Sheriff's Office)

SONOMA VALLEY, CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office sought the public's help Monday in finding an elderly man reported missing from the Sonoma Valley area. John Volgel, 91, left his Sonoma residence at 8 a.m. Monday in his blue Subaru Outback, according to Sonoma County Sheriff's Sgt. G. Piccinini.

"It is not known where he was going or where he is," Piccinini said Monday afternoon.

Volgel is white, 5 feet 7 inches tall, weighs about 170 pounds, and has blue eyes and gray hair. He was last seen wearing a beige overcoat, black jeans, white shoes, and gold-rimmed eyeglasses.

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The California license plate number of his Subaru Outback is 1634ADP.

Anyone who sees Volgel or his car is asked to please call the sheriff's office at 707-565-2121.

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