Port Orange police searching for teacher last seen in October

PORT ORANGE, Fla. — Port Orange police are asking for help to find a teacher who has been missing for months.

Officers said Robert Heikka was last seen Oct. 25.

Investigators said it is one of the strangest cases they’ve seen.

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Port Orange police held a news conference Monday morning to try and stir up new leads on what happened to Heikka.

“Family has the utmost concern, but we are right there with them,” said Port Orange Police Sgt. Steven Nagy. “We’re trying to do everything in our power to find him.”

No one knows where Heikka went or what happened. They said he has no history of running away.

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The computer teacher at Creekside Middle School never showed up for work on the morning of Oct. 25.

His absence worried staff at the school- who said it was out of character for the 70-year-old, 30-year employee- so they checked his home.

When they weren’t able to find Heikka there, they called police

Detectives say Heikka was last seen withdrawing money from an ATM in Cocoa Beach on Oct. 24 while driving his white 2012 Chevrolet Impala.

He didn’t withdraw a significant amount of cash and no one else was with him, according to police.

Detectives say his cell phone pinged back in Volusia County the next day.

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The FBI, FDLE, and Brevard County Sheriff’s Office have all joined the search.

Anyone with information is asked to call Port Orange police at 386-506-5800.

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