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North Tonawanda Police Hunt for Missing 65-Year-Old, Call Him Vulnerable

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Published on November 08, 2026
North Tonawanda Police Hunt for Missing 65-Year-Old, Call Him VulnerableHomestead Dr. — Approximate Last-Seen Home
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North Tonawanda police are asking the public to help locate Kris Bator, 65, who was last seen on October 29. Police describe him as being in a vulnerable mental state.

The North Tonawanda Police Department is searching for Bator in North Tonawanda, New York, WGRZ reported. WNY Missing & Unidentified Persons says he was last seen leaving a home on Homestead Drive and walking toward Warner Avenue.

What Bator Looks Like

The police description lists Bator as 6 feet 2 inches tall and 150 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark grey/blue jacket, according to the same report.

How To Help

New York’s Missing Vulnerable Adult Alert

New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services guidance says the alert may be used for a missing person who is at least 18, has a cognitive disorder, brain injury or mental disability, and is at credible risk of harm. The guidance does not establish whether an alert was activated in Bator’s case. Such alerts can remain active for up to 72 hours; if the person is still missing afterward, the case is converted to a standard missing-person case, according to the state agency’s guidance.

Anyone with information about Bator’s whereabouts is asked to call North Tonawanda Police at 716-692-4111 ext. 1.