CANADA Canada- Alexandr ‘Sasha’ Puryga, 41, his white '12 Mercedes Benz located, LE seek witnesses & suspect vehicle, a blk Jeep Grand Cherokee, 13 Aug. '24

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Police looking for witnesses, suspect vehicle after Vaughan man goes missing from King Township

York police are looking for witnesses and a suspect vehicle in connection with a Vaughan man who was reported missing under suspicious circumstances from King Township.

toronto.citynews.ca

By Meredith Bond Posted August 16, 2024
''York police are looking for witnesses and a suspect vehicle in connection with a Vaughan man who was reported missing under suspicious circumstances from King Township.
Alexandr ‘Sasha’ Puryga, 41, was reported missing on Aug. 13 after failing to show up for work in the area of 7th Concession and 16th Sideroad.
Puryga is described as a white male, five foot nine inches, 170 pounds with a muscular build. He has grey eyes and short, blond hair.
Puryga’s vehicle, a white 2012 Mercedes Benz two-door sedan, was located unoccupied nearby.

Police are searching for a black 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee that was seen in the area of 7th Concession and 16th Sideroad that they say is in connection to the investigation.''

 

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York police searching for Vaughan man who disappeared ‘under suspicious circumstances’

Alexandr ‘Sasha’ Puryga did not show up to work in the area of 7th Concession and 16th Sideroad on Aug. 13 and his vehicle, a white 2012 Mercedes Benz two-door sedan, was located nearby unoccupied, say police.

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York police say a black, 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee was seen in the area of 7th Concession and 16th Sideroad and is currently being sought in relation to Puryga’s disappearance.

Police seek witnesses in suspicious disappearance of King man

Investigators with the York Regional Police Homicide Unit are appealing for witnesses after a Vaughan man was reported missing under suspicious circumstances from the Township of King.On Tuesday, A…

kingsentinel.com

''Police and Puryga’s family are concerned for his well-being. The circumstances surrounding his disappearance are being treated as suspicious.
Investigators would like to speak to anyone that saw anything suspicious in the area of 7th Concession and 16th Sideroad on the morning of August 13, between 9:30 a.m. and 10 a.m.
The 41-year-old is described as male, white, 5’9”, 170 pounds with a muscular build. He has grey eyes, short, blond hair.
The suspect vehicle is described as a black, 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee with dark-tinted windows, black-spoked rims and licence plate CXZE382. The licence plate is registered to a non-existent business.
Anyone with information is asked to contact the Homicide unit at 1-866-876-5423 ext. 7865, or email at homicide@yrp.ca, or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS, or leave an anonymous tip online at www.1800222tips.com.''

 

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I guess this answers our question re “ why homocide unit investigates a missing person”. Must be standard practice for YRP.
His white Mercedes found. No mention of evidence found in car. I wonder if security camera caught the black jeep, or eye witness.

 

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Police search for witnesses in 'suspicious' disappearance of Vaughan man

Police are asking for witnesses in the 'suspicious' disappearance of a man from Vaughan.

toronto.ctvnews.ca

''York Regional Police Const. Kevin Nebrija told CP24 in an interview that Puryga was due for a work meeting in the area and said he works in the "industry of building armoured vehicles."

''While this is the third suspicious disappearance(opens in a new tab) York Regional Police's homicide unit has been involved in over the last few weeks(opens in a new tab), Nebrija said there is no indication that any of these cases are connected.

Yuk-Ying Anita Mui(opens in a new tab), a 56-year-old woman from Markham, disappeared under circumstances on Aug. 9, and Ying Zhang(opens in a new tab), a 57-year-old woman also from Markham, was last seen on July 25.

Police are asking anyone with information to contact the homicide unit at 1-866-876-5423, ext. 7865 or email homicide@yrp.ca. Anonymous tips can also be submitted through Crime Stoppers. ''