LAKEWOOD, N.Y. (WKBW) — Police are searching for a 64-year-old Lakewood man who has been missing since Tuesday, March 3, after being pulled over for a traffic infraction and released with a warning.
Saturday, March 14:
Lakewood-Busti Police are asking for the community’s help in locating 64-year-old Daniel “Scott” Emerson.
The department posted on Facebook Saturday, asking people to check their surveillance cameras that face Chautauqua Lake for video from March 3 between 12:30 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.
Police are looking for a vehicle driving on top of the lake’s ice during that time period. They say they are trying to find if/where Emerson entered the lake and the destinations he went beyond that.
Emerson was believed to be driving a red Ford F-150 pickup truck.
Police say they believe that Emerson was involved in an accident on the shoreline of Chautauqua Lake around 4:30 a.m.
If anyone locates video of Emerson entering or driving on the lake, you can reach the Lakewood-Busti Police at (716) 763-9563 or evidence@lakewoodny.com.
Original Story:
Daniel Emerson was last seen at the intersection of Fairmount and Lakeview avenues in Lakewood on March 3 at 12:30 a.m., following a traffic stop by a Chautauqua County law enforcement agency. He has not been heard from since.
WATCH: Search underway for missing Lakewood man last seen after traffic stop
Emerson is believed to be driving his 2015 red Ford F-150 with license plate number 757-99-MG. His family told police he is in good health and that it is unusual for him to go long periods without contact with them.
Lakewood-Busti Police Chief Matthew Bentley said investigators are following up on any leads.
"It was a traffic infraction that he was pulled over for, and after that contact, nobody's heard from him," Bentley said.
Bentley is asking the public to be on the lookout for both Emerson and his vehicle.
"Mr. Emerson himself, 64-year-old white male, about 5'7 to 5'8, gray hair, hazel eyes, and we would take any tip possible and follow up on it," Bentley said.
Anyone with information about Emerson's whereabouts is asked to contact the Lakewood-Busti Police at (716) 763-9563.
Anonymous tips can also be sent to the volunteer group WNY Missing and Unidentified Persons Network at wnymissingandunidentified@yahoo.com.
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