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February 21, 2023
MISSING ADULT ALERT
The Ashland Police Division is investigating the report of a missing, 74-year-old, white, male. Timothy Metcalf walked away from his home on the north side of Ashland last night at approximately 8:00 pm. He left his cell phone and wallet at the residence, and did not report to work today. Mr. Metcalf has been experiencing a significant amount of stress lately and his family is concerned for his wellbeing due to the uncharacteristic behavior.
Mr. Metcalf is 5’11”, 185 lbs., with graying hair, beard and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a navy-blue coat. He likes to frequent parks and nature preserves in the Ashland County area, and walks to them regularly.
Mr. Metcalf may have asked someone for a ride, or to use a phone. If you see him, or know where he may be, please call the non-emergency line at 419-289-1911, or dial 911 if he is in distress, to report the specifics.
Feb 24
PD posted Ashland Times-Gazette article
Airplane and divers now involved in search for missing Ashland man; public help needed
Police are asking Ashland residents to search their buildings and check surveillance cameras for traces of a man who has been missing since Monday.
www.times-gazette.com
ASHLAND − Police are asking area residents to search their buildings and check surveillance cameras for clues to the whereabouts of a man who has been missing since Monday.
Timothy Metcalf, 74, left his West 12th Street home on Ashland's north side about 8 p.m. Monday.
An airplane from the Ohio Highway Patrol was used look for the man Friday morning. On Thursday, divers from the Ashland County Sheriff's Office checked a pond. The effort is expected to resume Saturday.
"The only thing we know for sure is that he left out the back door of the house," Ashland Police Chief David Lay said.
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Police believe Metcalf walked out of his house and headed toward the north or the northwest.
He left his wallet and cellphone at his house and did not report to work the next day.
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Investigators have contacted all local businesses in case Metcalf has sought food or shelter.
"We still think it's possible that he might have gotten a ride from someone," Lay said.
Metcalf has been known to frequent parks and woods, often livetrapping squirrels in town and taking them to a nearby woods.
"He would drive them to an area off Ford Drive and release them," Lay said.
Earlier this week, police searched several wooded areas with dogs and drones.
A pond on the north end of town caught their attention, so they called the sheriff's divers.
"As a mater of precaution, they checked that pond," Lay said. "We didn't find anything."
That's when they decided to call the Ohio Highway Patrol for aerial assistance.
"They were in the air at least an hour," Lay said.
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"We are in constant communication with the family," Lay said. "We are exhausting every resource that's available to locate Mr. Metcalf."
Feb 25 -- Police post
Officers and Deputies are working with a group of search and rescue volunteers from the Ohio Special Response Team today to conduct a more thorough ground search of several areas in and around the City for Mr. Timothy Metcalf.
Residents may see groups in and around Sandusky Hollow, Ford Drive, Baney Road, and West 12th Street throughout the morning.
If you haven’t done so, please remember to check any surveillance footage for evidence of Mr. Metcalf’s direction of travel. He would have left on foot from the 100 bock of West 12th Street at approximately 8:00 pm on 2/20/23.
Feb 25 -- Police Post
Teams are now re-deploying to the area of Sandusky Street. They will be working the north and south side of the road, moving west from Brookside Park and east from Brookside West. They will also be be working north east from Baney Road.
Feb 25 -- Police post
Teams have finished checking their assigned areas. Mr. Metcalf remains missing and we still have no definitive direction of travel from his West 12th Street home.
We will evaluate the data that we collected today and determine our next steps. Thank you to the Ashland residents for your support and offers of assistance. We will update the community on the status of this investigation if any new information is discovered. Local public safety is invested in this case and will continue to work any leads that come in.
Feb 27 -- Police post
MISSING ADULT UPDATE
We are continuing to look for Mr. Metcalf. The attached image shows a 1 mile distance around his home. Unless he found a ride out of the area, we believe that he did not walk too far from his residence.
If you live within this circle, please check any surveillance footage you may have. Also check any sheds, garages, vehicles that are not being driven, or any place he could have sought shelter on your property.
To date, we have only been able to locate one image of Mr. Metcalf on video. He stopped at Discount Drug Mart after getting off of work on 02/20/2023. This is the most recent picture that we have and would have been taken 4 hours before he walked out of his house.
(Map and picture are too large to upload to WS)
March 1 -- Police posted the Endangered poster
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