Crime & Safety
New Port Richey Businessman Reported Missing
Police are asking anyone who knows his whereabouts to contact them.

The New Port Richey Police Department is looking for some help locating a businessman reported missing.
Police say Tom Townsend was last seen Monday evening and hasn’t been heard from since.
“He is a local businessman with ties to the New Port Richey area and it’s out of character for him not to have any contact with his family,” the department wrote in an email to media.
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Anyone who knows of Townsend’s whereabouts is asked to contact the police department at 727-841-4550.
Townsend works for Oyster Bay Marauders, a tech company, according to his LinkedIn profile.
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