Paul Gaden, 67, was last seen by family in Danbury, Connecticut, after leaving an apartment following a dispute over the building’s no-smoking rule. He traveled to New York City, and the last confirmed contact came on Labor Day, September 6, 2021, when a female friend saw and spoke with him near 96th Street and Broadway on the Upper West Side.

Mr. Gaden is described as a white male with brown hair and brown eyes, about five feet ten inches tall and roughly 170 pounds. A Silver Alert was issued and the Danbury Police Department has handled the investigation. Around September 16, 2022, workers with Catholic Community Charities in New York reported recognizing his photograph and believed they saw him on Broadway between 96th and 106th streets, but that sighting was unconfirmed and did not lead to contact.

His movements after the September 6, 2021 sighting remain uncertain and there have been no significant confirmed leads since; the search continues. If anyone saw Paul Gaden in Manhattan’s Upper West Side around early September 2021 or later, please come forward with information.