Jose Ortiz was 19 when he disappeared from the Fair Haven neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. He was last seen on December 28, 2005, riding his bicycle near Poplar Street and Lombard Street, close to the home he shared with his mother. He was described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 10 inches, about 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a bandana.

A firefighter later told police he saw a young man believed to be Jose being forcibly pulled off his bicycle and pushed into a silver 1990s Ford Taurus by three other young men; the bicycle left behind was later identified as Ortiz’s. Suspects were described as aged 15 to 21. Tips over the years included claims Jose had been murdered and his body left in a wooded area; searches using helicopters and cadaver dogs turned up no evidence. Law enforcement has said they suspect foul play; the family disputes suggestions he was involved with drugs and say he wanted to become a police officer. The New Haven Police Department asks anyone with information to come forward.

Does anyone in Fair Haven remember seeing Jose or that silver Ford Taurus on December 28, 2005?