Vernon Police Searching For Missing Resident

VERNON, CT — Vernon police were out in force Thursday in search of a 54-year-old resident who went missing earlier in the day.

A Silver Alert was issued Thursday morning for Ionel Simbutin. Police were in the area of South Street and in the central part of town looking for him. He was last seen at 3 p.m. Wednesday in the area of 275 South Street in Vernon, police said while adding Simbutin's family is concerned for his welfare.

The search was complicated by internet service being down in the area and many home surveillance cameras were not sending images, police said.

Police issued a recent photograph of Simbutin.

Police said he was last seen wearing blue shorts, a blue shirt and gray sneakers.

Simbutin stands 5-foot-3 and weighs 134 pounds and is white with gray hair and green eyes, according to the Silver Alert.

Anyone seeing him can call Vernon police at 860-872-9126. Police were advising members of the public to not approach him, but call authorities if he is spotted.