The Antioch Police Department is asking anyone for help in their search for a man who’s been missing for days after a car crash. Thomas “Tommy” Howe was still missing as of Thursday.Two days later on Monday, of the Old School Forest Preserve near Libertyville led to the discovery of Howe’s work cell phone. Nothing else was found during the search.
According to Antioch Police, at approximately 11 a.m. on Saturday morning, Jan. 22, Thomas Howe, 24, was involved in a traffic accident with another vehicle along Interstate 94 near Illinois Route 176. Following the accident, witnesses reported seeing Howe walk away from his vehicle. There have been no confirmed sightings of him since.
Howe was last observed traveling on foot while wearing a gray North Face jacket and jeans. He is described as a male white, 5-foot-8, with brown eyes and brown hair.
A caller told on Thursday that there had been an unconfirmed sighting in Pleasant Prairie, but village police Thursday said they had no such reports.
An extensive search of the forest preserve was led by the Antioch Police Department and aided by numerous local agencies, including the Libertyville Police and Fire Departments, the Lake County Forest Preserve Police, Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group, and the Wauconda Fire Department.
Additionally, 77 volunteers, five K-9s from Illinois Wisconsin Search and Rescue Dogs from McHenry County, and several drones took part in Monday’s search. Search teams were able to locate Howe’s cell phone in the forest preserve, however, nothing else was discovered during the search.
Anyone who thinks they may have seen Howe is asked to call the CenCom Dispatch Center at 847-270-9111. The Village of Antioch Police Department Facebook page will have all official updates on the investigation.Antioch Police Chief Geoffrey Guttschow said,“We’re asking anyone who thinks they may have seen Tommy over the past few days to contact the Antioch Police Dispatch Center” .
