Crime & Safety

Hartford Police Seek Missing 17-year-old Male

Regis Benn is described as a 17-year-old Black male with black hair and brown eyes.

City police are looking for 17-year-old Regis Benn of Hartford.
City police are looking for 17-year-old Regis Benn of Hartford. (Courtesy of Hartford Police Department)

HARTFORD, CT — Hartford police are looking for a missing 17-year-old male described as an "endangered runaway" following an early morning Silver Alert on Sunday.

According to the alert, issued at 2:29 a.m., police are looking for Regis Benn, who is described as a 17-year-old Black male with black hair and brown eyes.

He stands 6-feet tall and weighs 190 pounds, according to police.

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Benn, missing since Saturday, was last seen wearing a black T-shirt, black jeans, white sneakers and using a black and gold "Puma" backpack, police said.

Anyone with information on Benn's whereabouts is asked to call the Hartford Police Department at 860-757-4000.

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