Sanford Police Ask Public to Help Find Endangered 53-Year-Old Richard Jurczak

Sanford police issued a missing-endangered alert asking the public to help locate 53-year-old Richard Paul Jurczak after he was reported last seen on Tuesday, Feb. 17 in the 290 block of Hanson Parkway in Sanford. The department characterized Jurczak as a missing and endangered person and urged anyone with information to come forward.

A social media fragment from a Seminole County post amplified the department’s appeal with the header, "SEMINOLECOUNTY ‼️MISSING ENDANGERED PERSON‼️" The fragment states Jurczak "lives in the area of Wagon Wheel Ct but was last seen in the area of 298," though the post copy provided to reporters was truncated and did not specify the street or block referenced by "298."

Sanford Police Department later provided an update that Jurczak had been located. "A missing and endangered man in Sanford has been found safe, the Sanford Police Department said Monday evening." The department’s timeline in that update said he "was reported missing around 3 p.m. The post was updated around 6 p.m.," reflecting the narrow window between the initial report and the public notice.

The original missing-person notice included an incomplete clause, reading "investigators believe he may" before the sentence cut off, leaving unclear whether investigators were indicating a likely location, a medical concern, or another risk factor that prompted the endangered classification. The initial alert explicitly named the 290 block of Hanson Parkway as the last known location, while the social fragment tied Jurczak to the Wagon Wheel Court area; those location details have not been reconciled in the public excerpts.

Publicly available posts and the excerpts reviewed for this report did not include a full physical description of Jurczak, vehicle details, a photograph, or the specific reason he was classified as endangered. Those details, along with the complete text of the department’s missing-person bulletin and the full social media posts, were not present in the materials provided with the alert and require clarification from Sanford Police Department.

Sanford police’s appeal and the subsequent found-safe update together closed the immediate public safety concern: authorities asked for community assistance during the search and then confirmed Jurczak was located safe Monday evening. Residents seeking more information should refer to official Sanford Police Department channels for the department’s full statements and any additional updates.