COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus police will be conducting a search for a Columbus man who has been missing since Jul. 6.

Johnny Brown, 60, was last seen at his home in the 2400 block of Joyce Avenue on the city’s northeast side. Police say he left his home to purchase an item from a local carryout and did not return home.

Officers will be conducting a search in the area of East Hudson Street and Joyce Avenue.

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Brown is described as a black male who is 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighs 186 pounds. He is bald with brown eyes and was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, blue jeans, and black tennis shoes.

Police say Brown does have some medical issues, but he is very mobile and high-functioning.

All leads in this case have been exhausted, according to police.

Anyone with information on Brown’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Columbus police missing persons unit at 614-645-4624.

On 9-24-12, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office took a report of a missing person from San Miguel. 52-year-old Stephen Edward Bowman was last seen leaving his house to go on a walk at 9:30 AM.

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Bowman is described as a white male adult, 5-9, 195 pounds, blond hair, and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing blue denim shorts, white t-shirt with an unknown logo, possibly a Miami Dolphins ball cap, flip-flops, and possibly a black backpack. The Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team, Sheriff’s deputies and a Sheriff’s K9 unit are currently involved in the search. Bowman had moved to San Miguel from Hawaii in February and has been living with his sister in San Miguel. The Sheriff’s Office asks that anyone locating Bowman contact Sheriff’s Dispatch at (805) 781-4550 immediately so he can be contacted by law enforcement.

WYANDOTTE — A 40-year-old Dearborn man has been reported missing and is believed to have drowned Saturday afternoon in the Detroit River.

Police Chief Daniel Grant said an anonymous person called police at about 12:30 p.m. Saturday concerning men’s clothing, including a pair of boots and sunglasses, that were found at the north end of Bishop Park.

An officer found the clothing as reported by the caller, with prescription sunglasses, on a park bench near the water. A pair of work boots was found on a ledge on the water side of the railing in the part of the park close to the Wyandotte power plant.

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Grant said the park was heavily occupied, with at least two birthday parties going on during the time, but no one reported seeing anyone jump into the river.

One of the Police Department’s night shift patrol units noticed a pickup truck parked in the area throughout the night and after investigating discovered that the license plate was registered to a Dearborn resident.

“One of our detectives was able to make contact with the vehicle owner’s girlfriend, who identified the found clothing and boots as belonging to her boyfriend, who had not returned to their home and was missing,” Grant said Monday morning. “The U.S. Coast Guard along with other law enforcement agencies have searched the area near the park and downstream with watercraft and helicopters with no result at this time.”

Grant said the name and photograph of the missing man will be released as soon as his immediate family is notified of his missing status.

Anyone with additional information is urged to contact the Police Department at 1-734-324-4438.

WARREN COUNTY —

A 4-year-old boy found dead in a body of water near his Franklin Twp. home Monday was identified as Jonah Smith, of the 8800 block of Cam Drive.

Smith, who was reportedly autistic, was reported missing by his father at about 12:58 p.m., said Maj. Brian Tinch of the Warren County Sheriff’s Office.

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Authorities found the body at 2:25 p.m. in a large pond at Waterscape Aquafarm, a sport fishing club, adjacent to the boy’s home. Neighbors said the pond was a former “gravel pit” and is surrounded by a fence. The boy’s father and grandmother were home at the time the boy was reported missing.

“As you can imagine, they’re pretty upset,” Tinch said.

The sheriff’s office and Joint Emergency Medical Services were at the scene. The body was taken to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office for autopsy.

Neighbors gathered as news of the boy’s death spread through the neighborhood.

Christina Thacker came to the area to see if she could help when her mother sent her a text about what was happening.

“It’s awful, it’s devastating,” she said.

Bill Cencebaugh, who has lived in the neighborhood for 38 years, said, “Like everybody else, you’ve got to feel sorry for them. He described the neighborhood as “tight knit,” but not to the point where everyone knew each other. He noted that it was rare for police or other authorities to appear on their street.

Tinch said the sheriff’s office “sympathizes greatly with the family at this very troublesome time.”

The investigation is ongoing and it is not yet known if any charges are pending.