Full Notification

Detectives with the Portsmouth Police Department’s Special Victims Unit are asking for the public’s help in locating 67 year-old John B. Myers of Portsmouth. According to detectives, Myers was last seen during the daytime on Saturday, September 27, 2014. Myers told friends that he was going to the hospital to receive medical treatment for an ailment. Myers never made it to the hospital.

Later in the evening on September 27, 2014, Myers’ vehicle was found by James City County officers, unattended, on the side of the roadway at the Busch Gardens exit of Route 60. James City County officers and Virginia State Police K-9 officers conducted a search and track of the area, but Myers was not found. Detectives believe that a passing motorist could have picked up Myers.

Myers is described as a fair skinned white male standing approximately 6’3” tall and weighing 144 pounds. Myers has short grey hair and green eyes.

Instructions:

Anyone with information as to the whereabouts of John B. Myers is asked to call the Portsmouth Police Department at (757) 393-5300 or the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP. Callers who call the crime line are never asked to give their name or testify in court. If their information leads to an arrest, the recovery of drugs or stolen property they could be eligible for a cash reward of up to $1000.