Crime & Safety
Family, Police Searching For Missing 22-Year-Old In Fredericksburg
Police and family are searching for Darius Appiah, a 22-year-old who the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said went missing last Wednesday.
STAFFORD COUNTY, VA — Police and family members are continuing to search for Darius Appiah, a 22-year-old who the Stafford County Sheriff's Office said went missing on Wednesday, Jan. 24.
The Virginia State Police, working with the Stafford County Sheriff's Office, identified Appiah as an "at-risk/missing person." The State Police issued the critically missing adult alert Friday afternoon.
The sheriff's office said Appiah is 5-feet, 11-inches tall and weighs 170 pounds. He was possibly wearing a blue shirt, blue jeans and brown hiking boots when he went missing, the sheriff's office said.
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On Monday, the sheriff's office said Appiah is still labeled as missing and that their detectives are pursuing all leads.
Darius Appiah is missing. He was last seen wearing a blue winter coat, blue jeans, and brown hiking boots. He may be driving a dark green 2004 Lexus RX SUV with Virginia license plate VBT8217. If you have any information, please contact the Sheriff's Office. pic.twitter.com/pmiwHHsKOT
— StaffordCoSheriff (@staffcosheriff) January 25, 2024
Fox5 reported Sunday that dozens of people gathered at Alum Spring Park in Fredericksburg to search for him.
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In its alert, the Virginia State Police said his disappearance "poses a credible threat to his health and safety as determined by the investigating agency."
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