Delaware Police Search for Missing 74-Year-Old Wyoming Resident

Tuesday, December 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM

Dover Police have activated a Gold Alert for Peter Reidy, a 74-year-old Wyoming, Delaware man who disappeared from the Bayhealth Kent Campus area on Sunday morning. Authorities are asking for the public's help in locating Reidy, as they have serious concerns about his wellbeing. The post Delaware Police Search for Missing 74-Year-Old Wyoming Resident appeared first on TV Delmarva Channel 33.

Local law enforcement has launched an urgent search for a missing Delaware senior citizen who vanished from a Dover hospital area over the weekend.

Dover Police Department officials activated a Gold Alert Sunday for Peter Reidy, age 74, who lives in Wyoming, Delaware. The elderly man was last spotted near Bayhealth Kent Campus, located at 640 South State Street in Dover, on Sunday, December 14th around 10:16 in the morning.

According to Master Corporal Ryan Schmid, the department’s Public Information Officer, police have been unable to reach Reidy since his disappearance, raising significant safety concerns. The clothing Reidy was wearing when he went missing remains unknown.

Authorities describe the missing man as a white male standing approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighing around 180 pounds.

Dover Police are urging anyone who may have seen Reidy or has information about his current location to immediately contact them at 302-736-7111.

Gold Alerts are typically issued for missing adults who may be in danger due to age, mental or physical disabilities, or other circumstances that put them at risk.

Source: https://doverpolice.org/2025/12/14/gold-alert-issued-for-missing-wyoming-man-2/

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