Sheriff’s department seeks public help finding missing 80-year-old man
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department is asking for information about John E. Sleeper Jr., who was last seen Sept. 17 in Colton.
By the ClickNNY North Country Desk
The St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department is seeking information about John E. Sleeper Jr., an 80-year-old Pierrepont resident who was last seen Sept. 17 at the Kunoco gas station and convenience store in Colton, the department said.
The department said Sleeper has dementia and diabetes. Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the Criminal Investigation Division at (315) 379-2360 or the sheriff’s dispatch line at (315) 379-2222.
Reported by ClickNNY and reviewed by an editor before publication.
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