Missing Michigan family of 4 spotted at gas station: Police - ABC News

Michigan constabulary are searching for a household of 4 who they vanished aft the begetter exhibited "paranoid behaviors" past weekend.

A confirmed sighting past placed them successful Michigan's Upper Peninsula earlier this week, though constabulary said they person nary denotation of wherever they mightiness beryllium traveling.

The household -- Anthony "Tony" John Cirigliano, 51, his woman Suzette Lee Cirigliano, 51, arsenic good arsenic their 2 sons, Brandon Michael Cirigliano, 19, and Noah Alexander Cirigliano, 15 -- "unexpectedly" near their location successful Fremont, astir 45 miles northbound of Grand Rapids, connected Oct. 16, constabulary said. They are believed to beryllium traveling successful a metallic 2005 Toyota Sienna LE minivan with Michigan licence plates, according to the Fremont Police Department, which is starring the investigation, and the Michigan State Police, which is assisting. The sons some person autism.

The family's cellphones person each been turned disconnected and they near down their pets arsenic good arsenic Suzette's aged mother, who has dementia and requires full-time care, constabulary said. The grandmother, who lives with them, was recovered disoriented successful the vicinity connected Oct. 17 and constabulary were incapable to reunite her with the family. She is present being cared for by different relatives, according to Fremont Police Chief Tim Rodwell.

"They're each precise acrophobic that Tony and Suzette and the boys person not been successful interaction with anyone," Rodwell told Grand Rapids ABC affiliate WZZM.

Since announcing their hunt for the missing family, constabulary person received implicit a twelve tips, Rodwell told reporters Friday. That includes a confirmed sighting astatine a state presumption successful Gulliver connected Oct. 17, helium said. The state presumption manager contacted constabulary saying she believed she had seen the family, which was corroborated by surveillance footage, Rodwell said.

The footage captured the 4 household members successful the presumption buying nutrient and substance for the minivan soon earlier 11 a.m. section time, constabulary said. There was nary denotation wherever they mightiness person been traveling, Rodwell said.

Suzette Lee Cirigliano and her hubby Anthony "Tony" John Cirigliano are pictured successful this undated photograph released by the Fremont Police Department.

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The hunt comes aft constabulary responded to the Ciriglianos' location soon aft midnight connected Oct. 16 aft Tony called 911 expressing interest astir accusation helium said helium had astir the violent attacks connected Sept. 11, 2001, according to Rodwell.

"My officers talked with him astatine magnitude and conscionable were acrophobic astir his intelligence well-being," helium said. "They made interaction with Suzette and looked astatine the 2 boys to marque definite they were OK."

Tony, who is self-employed, has nary known intelligence wellness issues and constabulary didn't find immoderate signs of foul play, conflict oregon unit wrong the location to bespeak a suspicious disappearance, according to Rodwell, who told WZZM that helium is disquieted astir the family.

"Everyone describes [Tony] arsenic an highly loving father, dedicated to his family," the constabulary main added. "It's truly been an all-hands-on-deck for the officers successful Fremont."

Rodwell said the Ciriglianos bash not person a past of run-ins with police, isolated from an contented involving Brandon that occurred past summertime successful downtown Fremont. But Rodwell said the household was "very cooperative" and the substance was settled "amicably."

"My officers recovered Tony to be, again, precise loving and caring and disquieted astir his kid," helium noted.

Noah Alexander Cirigliano and Brandon Michael Cirigliano are pictured successful this undated photograph released by the Fremont Police Department.

Fremont Police Dept.

Both constabulary and neighbors described the Ciriglianos' disappearance arsenic "uncharacteristic" due to the fact that the household is known to walk a batch of clip astatine location and typically don't question acold erstwhile they bash leave.

One neighbor, Sue Schondelmeyer, told WZZM that the Ciriglianos moved to the vicinity astir 5 years ago. Previously, the household lived successful North Carolina, according to Rodwell.

"They were ever friendly," Schondelmeyer said. "When I moved in, they brought maine cookies."

"When my powerfulness was out, [Tony] helped with the generator to boost my power, my refrigeration and wouldn't adjacent instrumentality wealth for the gas," she added.

Schondelmeyer told WZZM that she would ever spot the Ciriglianos retired walking. Her grandchildren would often bent retired with Brandon and Noah whenever they were visiting, she said.

"I realized I hadn't seen them this week," she added. "It is benignant of scary to deliberation that a full household tin conscionable vanish with nothing."

A metallic 2005 Toyota Sienna LE minivan is pictured successful this undated record photograph released by the Fremont Police Department.

Fremont Police Dept.

As for the minivan the Ciriglianos are believed to beryllium traveling in, Schondelmeyer said she lone saw the conveyance for the archetypal clip a mates weeks ago. She recalled Tony had driven it location and Brandon and Noah were checking it out.

"That was the archetypal and lone clip I've ever seen it," she told WZZM. "They usually had conscionable plain cars, not a van."

Another neighbor, Josh Brinkman, told WZZM his household is friends with the Ciriglianos and that helium goes to schoolhouse with the 2 boys, whom helium described arsenic having "high-functioning autism." Brinkman said helium hasn't hung retired with Brandon oregon Noah successful a portion and that the past clip helium did, astir 2 months ago, everything seemed "normal."

As for the boys' father, Brinkman said Tony is simply a "good guy" and has ne'er shown immoderate unusual behavior, contempt losing his occupation a fewer years ago. When asked if helium has a connection for the Ciriglianos, helium urged them to "stay safe" and fto their household and friends cognize if they're OK.

"We attraction astir you," helium added.

Anyone with accusation is asked to interaction the Fremont Police Department astatine 231-924-2400 oregon telephone 911.