Police: Missing Man Last Seen at Commuter Lot

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Images: Lance Calvin Buckley; Lance Buckley, his wife Amy and their two children (Stafford County Sheriff’s Office).

The Stafford County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in helping to locate a missing person. Lance Calvin Buckley was reported missing by his family at 7:49 p.m. Tuesday.

He was last seen by family members at 8 a.m. Tuesday, when he was dropped off at the Staffordboro commuter lot, where he usually “slugs” to Howard University in Washington, D.C. He is currently enrolled in a Ph.D. program at Howard.

Buckley was on his way to pick up his graduation packet for the graduation ceremony scheduled for Saturday at Howard University. His wife said she received a text message from her husband at about 10:16 a.m. Tuesday from the area of Howard. The contents of the text indicate that it was from Lance Buckley, according to the sheriff’s office.

However, he did not show up for a scheduled meeting at noon yesterday at the university, and his family has had no contact with him since the 10:16 a.m. text. It is out of character for Buckley to not keep in contact with his family during the day, the sheriff’s office said.

Lance Buckley is described as a 33-year-old white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighing 150 pounds with brown hair. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark-colored T-shirt and gray Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone who has seen Lance Buckley or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-658-4400, call Crime Solvers at 540-659-2020 (callers may remain anonymous) or TEXT “Stafford” + your tip to CRIMES (274637).