Salem Company Offers Reward to Help Locate Missing Man

Anyone with information regarding Knupp's whereabouts is asked to call OSP Northern Command Center dispatch at 800-452-7888.

54-year-old Robert Allen Knupp, was reported missing to Oregon State Police after his vehicle was found unoccupied at the Santiam Rest Area along Interstate 5 south of Salem. Photo Courtesy: Oregon State Police

(SALEM, Ore. ) - The employer of a Keizer-area man reported missing June 8, is offering a reward of up to $500 for information that helps authorities find him.

54-year-old Robert Allen Knupp, was reported missing to Oregon State Police after his vehicle was found unoccupied at the Santiam Rest Area along Interstate 5 south of Salem. Knupp is described as a white male, 5'11", and 215 pounds, with brown salt & pepper hair and a short beard.

He was last known to be wearing a blue print Hawaiian-style shirt with khaki pants, white socks and brown leather tie shoes. He was driving a 1993 Geo Metro passenger car found locked Sunday, June 8, about midnight at the rest area. He was last seen in Albany on Saturday, June 7.

Knupp has worked 17 years for Garten Services, Inc., a Salem-based 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 1970 to support people with disabilities in their effort to contribute to the community through employment, career, and retirement opportunities. At the time of his disappearance, he was working as a custodial supervisor.

Garten Services, Inc., has established an account at US Bank under "Robert Knupp Reward Fund" in case anyone wished to donate.

Anyone with information regarding Knupp's whereabouts is asked to call OSP Northern Command Center dispatch at 800-452-7888. Lead investigator is Detective Richard Olsen.

Source: Oregon State Police