Andrew Appugliese, the 66-year-old Boardman man reported missing in September, has been found safe, ending a search that lasted nearly two months. Boardman Police Chief Todd Werth said the Veterans Administration in Youngstown told officers it was interacting with Appugliese and that he was safe, the Akron Beacon Journal reported.
Appugliese had been missing from a Market Street motel in Mahoning County since midnight on Sept. 11. Boardman police issued a missing-person alert on Sept. 23 covering multiple counties, including Summit County, the Beacon Journal reported. The Ohio Attorney General’s alert said he had diminished mental capacities and that law enforcement was concerned for his safety.
The Boardman Police Department canceled its alert shortly after 11:30 a.m. Monday, WFMJ reported. The available reports do not say where or when Appugliese was located, or whether he returned to the motel.
Other Ohio alerts have also ended with people found safe
Appugliese’s case has parallels with other reported Ohio searches, though a few examples cannot show how common such outcomes are. WHIO reported that 91-year-old Billie Scherer was found safe after an Endangered Missing Adult Alert in Covington. In a separate Mansfield case, WSYX/ABC 6 reported that Ronald Psimer went missing from his residence and was later found safe. Neither report specifies the year, limiting comparisons of timing.
