PA PA - Joseph Valentin, 40, Lancaster County, 13 Jun 2019

[ADKGemini]

Police seek missing/endangered Lancaster man


LANCASTER COUNTY — Manheim Township Police are searching for a 40-year-old Lancaster man considered a missing/endangered person.

Joseph P. Valentin, of the 1100 block of Elm Avenue, left his residence, and family members and police have been unable to contact him, police say. His family is concerned for his welfare and ability to care for himself.

Valentin is described as a Hispanic man. It is not known what kind of clothes he was wearing when he went missing, police say. He does not have access to any kind of vehicle.

Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact Manheim Township Police at (717) 569-6401.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Other sources, but no new info:

CASE: Endangered Missing Person - Joseph P. Valentin - MT-19-09619

Lancaster man missing, endangered

 

[Gardener1850]

Unidentified Body found in Lancaster County (Manheim Township Police at the scene): Body found near Conestoga River in Lancaster County

Approx distance from Joseph's home is 3.5 miles: Google Maps

 

[Trackergd]

Any word on the identity of the body?

 

[Gardener1850]

Any word on the identity of the body?

I'm not finding any updates on the body found in August.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

They say that Joseph's missing case is still current, and that he has been entered into the NCIC / CLEAN database as a missing person:

CASE: Endangered Missing Person - Joseph P. Valentin - MT-19-09619 (I posted this link in Post #2, and it is still up)

 

[CCJD]

Manheim Township police Lt. Robert Baldwin confirmed the investigation and said as of Thursday afternoon, they believe the death is not suspicious.
Early investigation into body found along Conestoga River finds death ‘not suspicious’: police

Could be waiting on DNA for positive ID. Also, not a suspicious death - accident? suicide? Some jurisdictions don't release names of suicides.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Manheim Township police Lt. Robert Baldwin confirmed the investigation and said as of Thursday afternoon, they believe the death is not suspicious.
Early investigation into body found along Conestoga River finds death ‘not suspicious’: police

Could be waiting on DNA for positive ID. Also, not a suspicious death - accident? suicide? Some jurisdictions don't release names of suicides.

The article you quoted was dated August 15, 2019. Here is another article, but from September 6, 2019, that gives the identity (I bolded the name):

Man found dead along Conestoga River in Lancaster County, police say

EAST LAMPETER TOWNSHIP, Pa. —

Police in Lancaster County are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered along the Conestoga River.

East Lampeter Township police said 53-year-old David Wagner, of Lancaster, was found dead shortly after 12:30 p.m. Friday in the 1500 block of Lincoln Highway East.

BBM

 

[CCJD]

The article you quoted was dated August 15, 2019. Here is another article, but from September 6, 2019, that gives the identity (I bolded the name):

Man found dead along Conestoga River in Lancaster County, police say

BBM

Two different men. The body @Gardener1850 and I referred to was found August 15th in Lancaster Twp. Mr Wagner was found September 6th in East Lampeter Twp.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Two different men. The body @Gardener1850 and I referred to was found August 15th in Lancaster Twp. Mr Wagner was found September 6th in East Lampeter Twp.

Upon further research, the section of the Connestoga River where both bodies were found is where 3 townships converge. They were found within a 1/2 miles of each other, possibly as close as a city block (addresses were approximate). Once identified, these men were only 3 years apart in age--one was 50, the other was 53. I contacted Mannheim police in an e-mail, asking about the identification of the Aug 15th body, and they emailed me an answer. I don't know if it is against TOS, but it is not Joseph Valentin. I can attach my email (with my identification removed) if it is wanted, but this was their response:

"Good morning Ms. Pittman,


Yes, the decedent was identified as Russel Reeser, M/50, of Columbia, PA.






Sergeant Michael T. Piacentino – Public Information Officer

Manheim Township Police Department
1825 Municipal Drive Lancaster, PA 17601
Office: 717-569-6401 Ext. 1583

Cell: 717-340-2130"