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Friday, October 16, 2026

Police offer $10000 reward for information on missing Yale employee - Yale News

Yale is offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to the whereabouts of Anton Sovetov, a university employee who was last seen by colleagues nearly two months ago.

Anyone with information is urged to call a newly established tip line at 866-888-8644. Eligibility for the reward will be determined based upon the information provided.

“Mr. Sovetov is a beloved member of Yale’s staff,” said Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins. “We are doing everything in our power to find him.”

Sovetov, 44, a graphic designer in the Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications, was last in touch with university colleagues on Friday, Feb. 4. He was seen the following day on a video camera leaving the Elm City Market on Chapel Street and walking toward his nearby apartment shortly before 6 p.m. Police were notified that he was missing on Feb. 9.

This case remains a priority and Yale officers have been assisted by the New Haven Police Department Investigative Services Unit, along with other state and local authorities.

Police entered Sovetov as a missing person in national law enforcement databases, the Connecticut Online Law Enforcement Communication Teleprocessing System, and the National Crime Information Center. This information is electronically communicated throughout the country. If a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency encounters Sovetov, and a check is conducted, the agency would be alerted that he is a missing person.

Sovetov is 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighs...



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