State Police Searching for Missing, Injured Connecticut Teen: UPDATE

STERLING, CT — An 18-year-old Connecticut resident has been missing since the day after Christmas after leaving his house on a dirt bike, state police said.

Troop D in Danielson is investigating a missing person case in which Todd Allen, 18, left his home in the unit block of Dixon Road in Sterling at approximately 1 p.m. on Dec. 26 and has not returned, state police said.

Just before 6 p.m. Wednesday, State Police said they are suspending the search for tonight. The state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will be retuning in the morning to continue the search. State Police will not return in the morning, however if new information is developed they will return, according to a news release.

Allen is described as a white male, approximately 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 130 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Allen was last seen wearing blue jeans, a camouflage sweatshirt and a backpack.

Allen left on his Honda XR100 dirt bike in an unknown direction. Allen frequents the Rails to Trail bike path that goes from Sterling into Coventry, Rhode Island, as well as the area of Ross Pond, state police said.

The last phone contact with Allen was on Dec. 26 at approximately 1:50 p.m. when he said he had crashed and hurt his leg, state police said.

Cell phone pings have been conducted in an attempt to locate Allen, however, the ping of the cell phone indicates that the phone is turned off or the battery died and an accurate location cannot be obtained, state police said.

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