Hillsborough Deputies Locate Missing Tampa Man: Update

UPDATE: Robert Rodecker has been located, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

TAMPA, FL - A Tampa man went for a walk to buy cigarettes and is now considered missing, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. The man was identified as Robert Rodecker, 49, of Tampa.

On Monday, Nov. 13 at 7:15 p.m., Rodecker left his home on Rosa Linda Lane to purchase a pack of cigarettes and was last seen walking towards Florida Avenue North, deputies said. Rodecker has not returned home or contacted any family members in eight days.

Rodecker is described as a white male, 6 feet, 2 inches tall, 245 pounds, gray and brown goatee and blue eyes. Rodecker was last seen wearing a red Ohio State University T-shirt, gray and white Ohio State University cap, tan shorts and red and black sneakers.

Anyone with any information about the whereabouts of Robert Rodecker is asked to call the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office at 247-8200.

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