Missing
Jose Ortiz
Ortiz, approximately 2005
Date and time person was reported missing : 12/28/2005
Missing location (approx) :
New Haven, Connecticut
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
Hispanic
Age at the time of disappearance: 19 years old
Height / Weight : 5'10, 140 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A black hooded sweatshirt, a bandana and blue jeans.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Hispanic male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Ortiz's nickname is Bin Laden.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Ortiz was last seen in New Haven, Connecticut on December 28, 2005. He was riding his bicycle at the time of his disappearance. He has never been heard from again. He wasn't reported missing until January 1.
The same day Ortiz disappeared, a firefighter reported seeing a young man being abducted intersection of Poplar Street and and Lombard Street, near the firehouse. The man was riding a bicycle, later to be determined to be Ortiz's, and three men in a silver 1990s model Ford Taurus pulled him off of it and into the vehicle. Investigators believe the man was Ortiz. The kidnapping suspects are described as being approximately 15 to 21 years of Age at the time of disappearance: .
Ortiz lived with his mother in the 400 block of Lombard Street at the time of his disappearance; this is near the abduction site. Authorities believe he was involved in drug activity at the time of his disappearance, but his family doesn't think he was; they stated he lived quietly and dreamed of becoming a police officer. His case remains unsolved and foul play is suspected.
Other information and links : ncy
New Haven Police Department
203-946-6316
September 2021 updates and sources
New Haven Police Department
WTNH News Channel 8
North American Missing Persons Network
Connecticut Department of Correction
The New Haven Register
October 12, 2004. October 13, 2016; Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : updated.
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