Crime & Safety

Vernon Police Hoping For 'Flock Camera Hit' In Efforts To Locate Missing 90-Year-Old Man

The man left his home Thursday morning in a 2016 silver Honda HR-V.

Robert Gottier left his home Thursday morning in a 2016 silver Honda HR-V with Connecticut license plate AF96330, police said.
Robert Gottier left his home Thursday morning in a 2016 silver Honda HR-V with Connecticut license plate AF96330, police said. (VPD)

VERNON, CT — Vernon police Thursday said they were hoping for a "Fock camera hit" in their efforts to located a 90-year-old man with dementia who was reported missing.

Robert Gottier left his home Thursday morning in a 2016 silver Honda HR-V with Connecticut license plate AF96330, police said.

Gottier's vehicle was later seen in Springfield, Massachusetts, but police said there has been no contact with him since.

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Police said they are hoping for a Flock camera picks up his trail as they work to determine Gottier’s whereabouts.

He has no cell phone, police said.

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Anyone who sees Gottier or the vehicle is being asked to call 911 immediately.

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