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Ross Derose Missing Person Case

Last seen in Ocean Township, New Jersey on Nov 07, 2016

Victim Details

Dec 09, 2016

Jan 09, 2020

Ross

Derose

68

59

69 inches

170 lbs

White / Caucasian

Male

Nov 07, 2016

Ocean Township

New Jersey

Monmouth County

No

25452

Ocean Township Police Department

Oakhurst

New Jersey

Monmouth County

07755

399 Monmouth Road, New Jersey

7325311800

Local

Law Enforcement

http://www.oceantwp.org/police/

160T29789

Ocean Township Police Department

Unknown

Brown

Brown

07/03/2026


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In the fall of 2016, a sense of concern rippled through a community in Monmouth County, New Jersey, when 59-year-old Ross A. Derose was reported missing. He was last seen in the Wanamassa section of Ocean Township on November 7, 2016. Described as a white male, 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 170 pounds with brown eyes, his sudden disappearance left family and friends searching for answers. The circumstances surrounding his last known moments are not publicly detailed, adding a layer of painfu ...
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Last Seen: Nov 07, 2016

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  • Ocean Twp. man now missing for a year, police say
  • Missing NJ man believed to be in Maine - WMTW
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