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Police Locate Missing New Canaan Man [Update]

The 22-year-old voluntarily entered a hospital in Westchester on Tuesday, police said.

Update 2:40 p.m.

New Canaan police say that Robert O. Brown, who was reported missing Monday afternoon, has been located. Brown voluntarily entered a hospital in Westchester, seeking assistance, police said.

"He is safe and unharmed," according to a press release from Sgt. Carol Ogrinc.

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Original article:

Police are looking for a 22-year-old New Canaan man who has been missing since Monday, Sept. 12. Robert O. Brown is a white male, 6 feet tall and weighs 160 pounds. He has a shaved head and wears glasses. New Canaan police said Brown suffers from autism and “has not taken his medication."

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Brown was last seen in the vicinity of Vitti St. in the center of New Canaan. He was wearing a tee shirt of unknown color, and a pair of khaki shorts with sneakers, according to a police report sent to Patch and other media outlets.

“Robert has been known to use the Metro-North railroad as a mode of transportation and frequents New Haven and New York City,” according to the report.

Anyone with information is asked to contact  at 203-594-3500.


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