Homicide Unit Takes Over Case

Monday, 3 October 2022 06:05

By Geoff Waterfield

Missing person case now under suspicious circumstances

The Niagara Regional police homicide unit has taken over a missing person case.

Police tell us they began searching for 74-year old Desmond Teague of Fort Erie, after he was reported missing Friday.

Police say he was last seen in the Forsythe and Archange Street area in Fort Erie on Wednesday around 7am.

Last night, police updated the case to include the search was on-going, but under suspicious circumstances.

Police ask you to call them if you know anything, and that Crime Stoppers offers cash if you offer information that leads to an arrest.

Desmond Teague is about 5'7, 150lbs, with short, grey brown hair, and believed to be wearing blue jeans.

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