Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Police Ask Public for Help in Search for Troy Man's Body
Patrick Joseph Mikes, 55, was last seen alive on July 26; investigators believe he was killed in a violent altercation in the basement of his Troy home.
Police are still looking for the body of , 55, who was .
According to a media release from the , investigators are still focusing on areas along Interstate 75 between Troy and Montrose. "Investigators are also focusing on Saturday, July 29, 2012 between the hours of 10:45 a.m. and 2 p.m. as a time of significance," the release stated.
Police are also asking anyone who may have seen a beige 2002 Infinity 135 in the areas listed above, during the times listed above, to call Troy Police.*
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Police  in Genesee County using cadaver dogs, WXYZ reported. Fox 2 reported police had searched the Flint River in Montrose and circulated a flyer of the Infiniti, which police believe may have been used to move the body.
Police also searched the Brent Run landfill in Montrose and the 8,000-acre Holly Recreation Area in Oakland County, Local 4 reported.
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Police believe Mikes was on Homewood Drive sometime between July 26 and the morning of July 29. He was last seen alive by his 16-year-old son, Andrew Mikes, on the evening of July 26.Â
Mikes did not show up for work on July 27, and investigators now believe his 21-year-old son, Patrick Joseph Mikes Jr., who , did not see his father leaving for a bike ride that day, as he first reported to police Sunday morning.
Mikes Jr. also was seen on surveillance video purchasing a large quantity of cleaning supplies at a local store on July 27, according to Troy police.
Mikes Jr. was charged last Wednesday morning with  card to make purchases at AMC Theatre and Johnny Rocket's in Auburn Hills on July 26. He was released Thursday afternoon after his maternal grandparents paid his $50,000 bond, police said. He has been ordered not to contact his younger brother or leave the state.
Additional charges have not yet been filed against Mikes Jr., and police say there is no known history of violent altercations between Mikes Jr. and his father.Â
Redmond said numerous tips from the public have already assisted investigators. Anyone who has any information about Mikes is asked to contact the  at 248-524-3477.
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*Editor's Note: This story was updated Monday at 6:15 p.m. with additional information from the Troy Police Department.
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