Andrew Valeri Lavigne, 27, was last seen at his New Haven, Connecticut, residence on February 2, 2021, and was reported missing to the East Lyme Police Department on February 16, 2021 after he stopped his daily phone calls to a cousin. His family found his medications and his favorite shoes left behind at the apartment, and he used a distinctive black cane with a silver snake head on the handle.

Adopted from Russia at age five, Andrew grew up in Enfield, Connecticut, was active as a Cub Scout and Boy Scout, swam on his high school team and later worked as a lifeguard at a Connecticut camp. He was about 6 feet 1 inch and 153 pounds, with brown hair and blue/hazel eyes. He had a history of substance abuse, mental health issues, partial disability requiring a cane, and severe epilepsy with worsening seizures that sometimes caused memory loss.

The case, assigned East Lyme PD case number 21-2014-OF, has proven difficult, with few clear leads; family and police have run flyers and social media appeals and provided dental records. Does anyone who knew Andrew or saw him in New Haven in early February 2021 have information to share?