FREMONT, Mich. — Michigan police announced they found the family of four who had been missing since Oct. 16 after the father exhibited 'paranoid behaviors' last weekend, authorities said.
FREMONT, Mich. — Michigan police announced they found the family of four who had been missing since Oct. 16 after the father exhibited"paranoid behaviors" last weekend, authorities said.
The family -- Anthony"Tony" John Cirigliano, 51, his wife Suzette Lee Cirigliano, 51, as well as their two sons, Brandon Michael Cirigliano, 19, and Noah Alexander Cirigliano, 15 --"unexpectedly" left their house in Fremont, about 45 miles north of Grand Rapids, on Oct. 16, police said. The sons both have autism, authorities said.
Since announcing their search for the missing family, police have received over a dozen tips, Rodwell told reporters Friday. That includes a confirmed sighting at a gas station in Gulliver on Oct. 17, he said. The gas station manager contacted police saying she believed she had seen the family, which was corroborated by surveillance footage, Rodwell said.
"My officers talked with him at length and just were concerned about his mental well-being," he said."They made contact with Suzette and looked at the two boys to make sure they were OK." Rodwell said the Ciriglianos do not have a history of run-ins with police, apart from an issue involving Brandon that occurred last summer in downtown Fremont. But Rodwell said the family was"very cooperative" and the matter was settled"amicably."Both police and neighbors described the Ciriglianos' disappearance as"uncharacteristic" because the family is known to spend a lot of time at home and typically don't travel far when they do leave.
"I realized I hadn't seen them this week," she added."It is kind of scary to think that a whole family can just disappear with nothing."