Found Deceased OR- Richard Ritz, 74, Portland, 12 September 2020

[doodles1211]

A man missing for 5 days is now considered endangered and the Portland Police Bureau is hoping the public can help by looking out for him and his vehicle.

Richard Ritz, 74, was last seen Sunday, September 13, 2020 around 5:00p.m. leaving a bar in the 9500 block of North Lombard Street.

Ritz (photos) is a white male, 6'1" in height, 160 pounds, with a short "fu manchu" style mustache, khaki pants, red plaid flannel shirt, a Lakers baseball cap, and black tennis shoes. He has several tattoos, including "HATE" on his right knuckles and "LOVE" on his left knuckles. He may be living in his vehicle, which is a matte black 1999 Toyota 4Runner SUV (photos), Oregon license CK65017. Ritz is known to frequent St. Johns, Sauvie Island, and Scappoose.

Some health information has led Missing Persons Detectives to classify Ritz as endangered.

If anyone has seen Ritz or his vehicle, please contact Portland Police Missing Persons Detectives at 503-823-0797 or [email protected] .

Ritz's daughter is willing to speak to members of the media. Please contact [email protected] for contact information.
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-Detectives recently learned that Mr. Ritz reportedly put new plates on his vehicle when he bought it: Oregon 716GPE

Mr. Ritz was last seen September 12th around 8:30 p.m. in North Portland. Missing Persons detectives are still looking for him and request help from the public if they see him or his vehicle.
UPDATE: New License Plates on Endangered Missing Man's Vehicle, Public Help Requested (Photo)

 

[KatzEye]

Differnt pic of Mr. Ritz in this article :

KGW-TV

 

[KatzEye]

Photos of his 4Runner in this article :

Police ask for public's help in finding man missing for 5 days

Richard Ritz, 74, is considered endangered because of health reasons, police said.

He was last seen Sunday, Sept. 13 at about 5 p.m. leaving a bar in the 9500 block of North Lombard Street.

 

[rainynights]

Oregon State Police : Missing Persons : Missing Persons : State of Oregon

Name1: RITZ RICHARD ALLEN
CURRENT_AGE: 74
DATE_LAST_CONTACT_AGE: 74
AGE_WHEN_ENTERED: 74
SEX: M
RACE: WHITE
HAIR_COLOR: UNKNOWN OR COMPLETELY BALD
EYE_COLOR: BLUE
HEIGHT: 601
WEIGHT: 160
DATE_LAST_CONTACT: 9/12/2020
COUNTY: MULTNOMAH

 

[YaYa_521]

Endangered man, 74, missing from North Portland | KOIN.com
Posted: Sep 18, 2020 / 11:11 PM PDT / Updated: Sep 18, 2020 / 11:11 PM PDT

 

[YaYa_521]

Portland police ask for help finding man missing for 5 days, considered endangered

• Updated Sep 25, 2020 | Posted on Sep 18, 2020

 

[mlhenn]

UPDATE: New License Plates on Endangered Missing Man's Vehicle, Public Help Requested (Photo)


UPDATE: New License Plates on Endangered Missing Man's Vehicle, Public Help Requested

Detectives recently learned that Mr. Ritz reportedly put new plates on his vehicle when he bought it: Oregon 716GPE

 

[indicolite22]

A fb group was created for him: Richard Ritz Missing from Portland. The admins are his daughter and granddaughter. Their posts:
admin MR
admin TS

According to the admins, he had some cash on him and a bank card that shows no activity. His cell phone is off. There have been private searches for him starting at Delta Park. They also had a scuba diver clear the boat ramp at Cathedral Park.

 

[mlhenn]

Marie Ritz
Richard Ritz Missing from Portland Public Group | Facebook

A very interesting post with some comments to add to it (Oct 20)

 

[mlhenn]

Richard Ritz Missing from Portland Public Group | Facebook

Nov 8
To date there are no updates (shared by family)

 

[YaYa_521]

It's been almost 5 months since Richard disappeared. There still aren't any official updates. I looked for a podcast of some sort but I didn't have any luck. Perhaps a MSM blitz would lead to tips so his family can get some answers. According to the Richard Ritz Missing from Portland FB page, they're having a hard time getting Portland PD to investigate so they're in the process of trying to hire a PI. They have started a petition and a fundraising effort. I hope all this works out for them so they can get answers soon.

I'd like to know why LE hasn't gotten a warrant to ping his phone if he's considered endangered. Also, I'm confused as to when he was last seen (see OP below).

BBM

A man missing for 5 days is now considered endangered and the Portland Police Bureau is hoping the public can help by looking out for him and his vehicle.

Richard Ritz, 74, was last seen Sunday, September 13, 2020 around 5:00p.m. leaving a bar in the 9500 block of North Lombard Street.

Ritz (photos) is a white male, 6'1" in height, 160 pounds, with a short "fu manchu" style mustache, khaki pants, red plaid flannel shirt, a Lakers baseball cap, and black tennis shoes. He has several tattoos, including "HATE" on his right knuckles and "LOVE" on his left knuckles. He may be living in his vehicle, which is a matte black 1999 Toyota 4Runner SUV (photos), Oregon license CK65017. Ritz is known to frequent St. Johns, Sauvie Island, and Scappoose.

Some health information has led Missing Persons Detectives to classify Ritz as endangered.

If anyone has seen Ritz or his vehicle, please contact Portland Police Missing Persons Detectives at 503-823-0797 or [email protected] .

Ritz's daughter is willing to speak to members of the media. Please contact [email protected] for contact information.
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-Detectives recently learned that Mr. Ritz reportedly put new plates on his vehicle when he bought it: Oregon 716GPE

Mr. Ritz was last seen September 12th around 8:30 p.m. in North Portland. Missing Persons detectives are still looking for him and request help from the public if they see him or his vehicle.
UPDATE: New License Plates on Endangered Missing Man's Vehicle, Public Help Requested (Photo)

 

[scmom]

I think AWP may have found Mr. Ritz. They're waiting on the Sheriff's Dive Team.
Adventures with Purpose - YouTube

 

[mlhenn]

Facebook Groups | Richard Ritz Missing From Portland

June 3; posted 1 hr ago
From Family:
My grandfather and his car has been located in the river at Cathedral Park. Please say some prayers for our family.

Also posted:
A candlelight vigil will be held tonight at the boat ramp located at the river on Cathedral Park at dark. Please join us to pray.

 

[KatzEye]

Rest peacefully, Mr. Ritz. Condolences to family and friends.

 

[JMapes]

Man missing for nearly 9 months found dead | kgw.com

Confirmed now by msm. Condolences to his family.

 

[mlhenn]

Family: Portland man missing since September found in sunken SUV | KOIN.com

A volunteer team that specializes in finding lost cars underwater believes they found an SUV belonging to a missing North Portland man. Divers later recovered a body from inside the vehicle.

Ritz’s family enlisted a volunteer underwater search team — Adventures with Purpose — to search the Willamette River near the Cathedral Park boat ramp on Thursday.

“Once our sonar boat was in the water, we identified the vehicle within 10 minutes,” said Doug Bishop with Adventures with Purpose. Bishop says the team used sonar, down imaging, side scanning and live imaging to create an “all-around feed” of the submerged SUV. Bishop said the vehicle was 25 feet below the surface on its top with the windows still intact.

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Richard. My thoughts and prayers go out to all who love him.

 

[mlhenn]

I watched the two videos Adventures with Purpose uploaded on their YouTube channel.

One of them included footage AFTER they had already launched into the river at Cathedral Park and discovered his vehicle. Local LE were on scene diving to recover the body (of course, out of respect, this part wasn’t shown)

On this particular video they explained how sonar picked up not only Richard’s SUV within minutes, but also picked up on 3 additional vehicles in that area of the river!

AWP guys also stated that a letter sent by a loved one of Richard (subject: Richard describing his final “fishing trip”) was one of the reasons that lead them to search this specific river.

The other video included footage of officials recovering Richard’s SUV from the river just feet from the public boat ramp.

God Bless these AWP guys who use their knowledge and expertise to help the many families out there find their loved ones who sadly may be underwater. Every video I’ve watched of theirs, I’ve seen nothing but professional & respectful guys.