33 Year Old Lance Calvin Buckley Missing Since 5/5/15 While Commuting from Stafford County, VA to Howard University in DC (Update: Phone Pinged a Day Earlier in Blockhouse Point Conservation Park Near Darnestown, MD) (Update: Found Safe)

33 year old Lance Calvin Buckley has been missing since Tuesday, May 5, 2015 while commuting from Stafford County, VA to Howard University in Washington, DC.  Buckely was last seen on Tuesday when his mother dropped him off at the Staffordboro Commuter Lot off Route 610 where he slugs, or gets a ride with a stranger, to school. The commuter lot is about 40 miles from Howard university. Lance Calvin Buckley  is a PhD student was going to Howard University to pick up his graduation packet from the Washington, DC.

Missing: Lance Calvin Buckley

He was last seen by his family at 8 a.m. Tuesday at the Staffordboro Commuter Lot, where he uses a slug line to commute to Howard University. “Sluggers” are commuters who wait for rides from strangers who can then use the high-occupancy vehicle lanes. Police say Buckley, a PhD. student at the university, was on his way to campus to pick up graduation materials.

Stafford authorities said Buckley used an ATM after arriving in D.C., and at 10:16 a.m., he sent a text message to his wife, Amy, from the area of Howard University.

He never showed up for a scheduled meeting at noon. His family has not heard from him since the text message.

Buckley is the father of an 11-day-old baby girl and a 3-year-old daughter.

Authorities say it’s out of character for him not to keep in contact with his family during the day.

Buckley is 5-feet-11-inches tall, weighs 150 pounds and has brown hair. He was last seen wearing bluejeans, a dark-colored T-shirt and gray Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers.

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If you have seen Lance Buckley, call police at 540-659-2020

UPDATE I: Howard University Missing Persons Alert:

HOWARD UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

2244 10th Street, N.W. Washington D.C.  Tel: 202-806-1100

Brian K. Jordan, Chief of Police-Director of Safety and Security

Release Date: May 6, 2015

The Howard University Department of Public Safety, in conjunction with the Stafford County, VA Sheriff’s Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person, Mr. Lance Calvin Buckley.  Buckley is a Howard University graduate student, reported missing by his family at 7:49 p.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015. Buckley was last seen at approximately 8:00 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the Staffordboro, VA, commuter lot.

Mr. Buckley is described as a 33 year old white male, 5’11, and 150 pounds with brown hair.  He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a dark colored t-shirt and gray Converse Chuck Taylor sneakers.

Investigators have information that Buckley may be in possession of a firearm. Anyone who has seen Lance Buckley, or knows his whereabouts is asked to contact the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-658-4400, call Crime Solvers at 540-659-2020 (callers may remain anonymous) or TEXT “Stafford” + your tip to CRIMES (274637) or the Howard University Department of Public Safety – Investigative Unit on 202-806-1100.

The Howard University Department of Public Safety (HUDPS) notifies the university community when crimes are reported to the HUPD or the Metropolitan Police Department which present a continuing threat to the students, faculty, or staff, in a manner consistent with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act.

UPDATE II: Missing Howard University Student’s Phone Pings in Area of Montgomery County Park.

The phone of a missing man scheduled to graduate from Howard University this weekend was briefly electronically located in a Montgomery County park Wednesday, authorities said.

Lance Calvin Buckley, 33, of Stafford County, Virginia, has been missing for more than two days.

Stafford County authorities said on Thursday that Buckley’s phone pinged a day earlier in the area of Blockhouse Point Conservation Park near Darnestown, Maryland. Montgomery County Police searched the area, but didn’t find him.

UPDATE III: Missing Howard University student Lance Buckley found alive.

A 33-year-old Howard University student from Virginia who had been missing since Tuesday has been found safe in Maryland, Stafford County authorities said.

Lance Buckley was located Friday in Frederick County at a family campground near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

“We are truly pleased that Mr. Buckley was found safe and in good condition,” said Stafford County Sheriff Charles Jett. “The partnership between the law enforcement agencies, the Media and citizens in this region were critical to locating Lance Buckley.”