Harlan James Dennis, known to family as Junior, was last seen in the early morning hours of February 14, 2012, at about 4:00 a.m. at his mother’s home in the area of the 3800 block of North 80th Drive in Phoenix, Arizona. He was 42 at the time and described as American Indian / Alaska Native, with black hair and brown eyes. Reports describe his height as between 5 feet 7 inches and 5 feet 11 inches and weight between 180 and 195 pounds; he has a small scar on his eyebrow, may have another scar on an arm, and had previously broken an ankle.

Despite living a transient lifestyle, Harlan reportedly kept regular contact with family, and that communication stopped after the February 14 sighting. The Phoenix Police Department opened an active missing person investigation, but the circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear and investigators have had limited information to work with.

If anyone saw Harlan around Phoenix in February 2012 or has information about his movements after leaving his mother’s residence, please come forward.