Update, 4/29/2013: Richard Calkin has been found unharmed in West Virginia, according to a report by News 12 Westchester.
The City of Middletown Police Department has issued an alert for a 20-year-old autistic man who is missing and believed to be suicidal.
Richard Calkin was last seen in Middletown (the city in Orange County, not the Delaware County town) around 8:30 on Thursday morning.
A description released by Middletown police:
Richard Calkin, white male, 5’10”, 235#, muscular build, blond hair / blue eyes. Last seen wearing blue jeans and a green camouflage t-shirt. Answers to “Sean”.
Missing since 8:30 AM on April 25, 2013. May be en route to Philadelphia, PA, Elk Ridge, MD, or Columbus, OH. May be looking to visit Facebook friends or the West Side Barbell Gym in Columbus, OH.
Believed to be suicidal; has autism and is bipolar. Has been without his medication since April 25.
Anyone who may have seen Calkin is asked to call the Middletown Police Department at 845-343-3151, or 911.
