Contact: Sgt. Joy Matthews - 616.632.6106
Email: joy.matthews@kentcountymi.gov
Supervisor Approval: Sgt. Andy Hinds
Case Number: 20-148668
Incident Type: Missing Endangered Person

UPDATE on 12/02/2020 at 12:53 PM: Derek has been safely located and reunited with family.

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ALGOMA TOWNSHIP, Mich. (Dec. 2, 2020) – The Kent County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating Derek Roland Anderson (19). Derek was last seen on 12/01/2020 at 6:00 PM at the Meijer on 10 Mile Rd NE near US-131 in Rockford.

Derek is a white male, 6’0”, 145 pounds, with short brown hair and blue eyes. He has a mole above his upper lip. He was last seen wearing a two-tone blue/black hooded jacket with a “Mountain Warehouse” logo, dark gray Nike sweatpants, and white Nike shoes with blue outlines. He may be wearing black gloves. One of the attached pictures of Derek, with him wearing a face covering, shows what he was last seen wearing.

Derek is hard of hearing and has medical issues that require medication.

Anyone with information on Derek’s whereabouts is asked to call the Kent County Sheriff’s Office at 616-632-6357 or Silent Observer at 616-774-2345.