JAN 4, updated JAN 5, 2023
A West Michigan father is still missing several weeks after he disappeared, and family members say there are still no leads.
www.woodtv.com
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News 8 spoke with Tarasiewicz’s daughter, Amanda McCarty, on Wednesday afternoon. During the interview, police called her to let her know they are not giving up.
Neither is McCarty. She has spent the last month and a half trying to find her missing dad and won’t stop until she finds answers.
An undated photo of Raymond Tarasiewicz. (Courtesy Wyoming Department of Public Safety)
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“The biggest concern is he left with no coat,” McCarty said. “No cell phone. And he didn’t have his ID on him. He didn’t have a debit or credit card either.”
His family reported him missing as it turned dark that night. Police with K-9 tracking his scent scoured the area, along with family and friends. They knocked on doors and checked surveillance cameras, trying to find something.
McCarty said they also contacted all of his family and friends, but no one has seen him. They even visited his previous homes and checked out several areas he typically goes.
Still, even several weeks since the search began, McCarty says only one person has reported seeing her dad.
“Our neighbor across the street from our family home says she saw him shoveling the driveway,” McCarty explained. “We recently had a big snowstorm, that Monday morning. But he or she could not provide a specific time.”
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“The case is still open and actively being worked,” Wyoming Department of Public Safety Capt. Tim Pols said in a statement to News 8 on Wednesday afternoon. “We do not have any updates to report. We would appeal to the public for any information regarding Mr Tarasiewicz.”
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The good news is the search is expanding.
McCarty said that Wyoming police plan to extend their search on Thursday to south of 54th Street between Division Avenue and Byron Center Avenue.
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If you live in Wyoming and have a surveillance camera, McCarty said it would be helpful to check footage between Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. If the video shows her dad walking by, it could be essential for the investigation, McCarty said.
