Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Silver Alert Cancelled as Naugatuck Man is Located

The 23-year-old man was found safe.

UPDATE at 1:23 p.m. Tuesday: 

A man who ran away from a group home in Naugatuck Monday night has been located and is safe. The Naugatuck Police Department thanks the public for its assistance.

Original story posted Tuesday morning: 

The Naugatuck Police Department has issued a Silver Alert for a missing 23-year-old man. Anthony Bingham is described as 5-feet, 10-inches call and 210 pounds. He is African American. 

Bingham was last seen at 9:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, 2013, in Naugatuck when he walked away from a group home on Gorman Street, police said.

Bingham ran toward the area of Rite Aid at 56 Rubber Ave. and that is when employees from the group home lost track of him, police said. Group home employees cannot apprehend people who are in their care.

Bingham suffers from persuasive development disorder and seizure disorder, according to a press release from the Naugatuck PD.

He was last seen wearing a blue sweater, black jeans and black boots.

Anyone with information is urged to contact the Naugatuck Police Department at 203-729-5221. 


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