Robert Lee Skinner, Jr. (Courtesy/Salem Police Department)
UPDATE: Robert Lee Skinner, Jr., was found safe and his family has been notified, the Salem Police Department said in a news release. The agency had asked Wednesday for the public’s help in finding him.
Original story below:
Salem police are asking for the public’s help in finding a man missing from south Salem.
Robert Lee Skinner Jr., 69, was last seen leaving his home alone on Sunday around 4:30 p.m. to play video poker at a local restaurant. His spouse contacted the Salem Police Department on Monday after he didn’t return home, according to a Wednesday afternoon news release.
Skinner is diabetic and depends on medication that he doesn’t have have with him.
His friends and family have had no contact with him since he left his home and “report this behavior is not typical for him,” the news release said. Skinner has no family connections outside of Salem but still may have driven his car outside of the Salem area.
Salem police are investigating Skinner’s disappearance as a “missing and endangered person,” the news release said. Skinner is 5’10″ and weighs 190 pounds. He was last seen wearing jeans, a navy blue long-sleeve shirt with “POLO” lettering on the front, a navy blue wind breaker and brown slippers.
Skinner left his house driving his own car, a four-door, silver 2015 Toyota Camry with Oregon license plate 590-DQJ. The front bumper on the sedan’s passenger side has damage.
“We have no reason to believe Mr. Skinner’s disappearance is associated with any criminal activity at this time; however, we are concerned about his safety due to his medical condition and lack of medication,” Salem police spokeswoman Lt. Debbie Aguilar said in the news release. “We are asking the public for help in locating Mr. Skinner so we can assess his health and wellbeing.”
The news release said anyone with recent information about Skinner’s location should call the Salem police non-emergency phone number at 503-588-6123. People can provide any other tips and investigative leads to the department’s Tips Line at 503-588-8477.
Robert Lee Skinner, Jr. (Courtesy/Salem Police Department)
Example of Robert Lee Skinner, Jr.’s car, which he left his house in before his disappearance. (Courtesy/Salem Police Department)
-Ardeshir Tabrizian
