Graphic Designer Still Missing; Police Seek Public’s Help

The following release was submitted by Yale’s public information office.

Yale and New Haven police are continuing their search for missing Yale University employee, Anton Sovetov, and seek the public’s help in finding him.

Sovetov, 44, a graphic designer who lives in New Haven and works in the Yale Office of Public Affairs & Communications (OPAC), has been missing since approximately Friday, Feb. 4, when he was last in touch with colleagues, said Yale Police Chief Ronnell Higgins. 

Anyone with information that could aid the investigation should contact Yale Police at 203 – 432-4400 or New Haven Police at 203 – 946-6316, or send an anonymous text tip through the LiveSafe app.

“The Yale Police Department and the New Haven Police Department seek any information that might be helpful in locating him,” Higgins said.

YPD and NHPD have been working tirelessly with counterparts in other agencies to generate and pursue leads in this missing person case.

Sovetov is a 2016 graduate of the Yale School of Art and joined the university staff in 2017. He is about 6 foot, 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 200 pounds, and has a beard and short brown hair.

“Mr. Sovetov is a beloved member of Yale’s staff,” Higgins said. ​“News of his being missing is hard not only on his OPAC colleagues, but also on other members of the Yale community. Yale encourages those most acutely affected to make use of the support services available to the university community.”

Nate Nickerson, Yale’s Vice President for Communications, said, ​“The Office of Public Affairs & Communications is grateful for the intense and concerted work being done by the Yale Police Department, the New Haven Police Department, and other law-enforcement agencies. We remain optimistic and look with hope for Anton’s safe return.”