Found Safe VA - Rob Brandenberg, 30, former VCU basketball player, left a note, Henrico, 10 Oct 2022

[GuyfromCanada]

HENRICO COUNTY, Va. -- Friends and family of former Virginia Commonwealth University basketball player Rob Brandenberg are concerned about their loved one's well-being.

The 30-year-old Henrico man, who has not been seen by friends and family in more than a day, was reported missing by his girlfriend.

A Henrico Police spokesperson confirmed the department took a missing person's report.

"[His girlfriend] urged police to document him as missing due to the unusual nature of his leaving without further communication along with a note left behind," a Henrico Police spokesperson wrote in a Tuesday afternoon email. "Since police completed a report yesterday, Mr. Brandenberg has been entered as missing. Officers have been conducting follow-ups with family, friends, and his employer."

More at Rob Brandenberg, a member of the VCU Final Four team, reported missing in Henrico

 

[GuyfromCanada]

For as long as Wenah Malenda has known Rob Brandenberg, she’s always been able to maintain contact with him.

Even when Brandenberg left, he would always tell Malenda where he was going — whether to the park, gym or elsewhere.
“I would always know,” Malenda, Brandenberg’s girlfriend, said on Tuesday.

So it was unusual when Malenda returned to their Henrico residence on Monday and found he wasn’t there, and she wasn’t able to subsequently get in touch.

More at Rob Brandenberg, a former VCU basketball player, reported missing

 

[Seni]

Sister of missing former VCU basketball player speaks out as the search for her brother continues

Loved ones are turning over every stone to find former VCU standout basketball player William “Rob” Brandenberg after Henrico Police says he has been missing for more than a day.

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Henrico Police and VCU is being assisted by Brandenberg’s family. Tamela Brandenberg, Rob Brandenberg’s sister, tells 8News she is scared after her brother disappeared over the weekend.


“I’m a ball of emotions,” Brandenberg said.

Brandenberg said she last spoke to him through a family group text message where things seemed normal. But it was an unusual letter he left his girlfriend that alarmed his family.

“Just the tone of it sounded like someone who was going through a down period,” Brandenberg said. “What was interesting is that it was more about apologizing and that he’s not in the best mental space right now.”

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His sister says he always has been a motivator for those around him. But now the brother she knows to be funny, charismatic and a motivator may need a motivator of his own.

“He’s that person that if you want to have a pep talk, he’s going to do that for you,” Brandenberg said. “That’s why I’m just like ‘when do I get to do my pep talk with you?’ I hope he knows and sees that we’re ready and willing to stand in the gap and do the same for him.”

According to his family, Brandenberg’s car tags were spotted around Roanoke Rapids, N.C. on Monday afternoon.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Good news!

Family, friends of Rob Brandenberg overjoyed after he is found unharmed

It’s the happy ending everyone hoped and prayed for. 30-year-old Rob Brandenberg was located safe and sound in North Carolina after vanishing Monday, unexpectedly calling out of work.

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RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - It’s the happy ending everyone hoped and prayed for.

30-year-old Rob Brandenberg was located safe and sound in North Carolina after vanishing Monday, unexpectedly calling out of work.

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NBC12 is still working to get many questions answered about how they were able to locate him and why he was in North Carolina. And why he was off the grid for so long.