State Police are taking over the missing persons case an the ongoing investigation into the disappearance of an Easton couple last seen on August 4th. Easton Police say there is no indication foul play in the case of 55-year old Jeanette Navin and 56-year old Jeffrey Navin, who were reported missing by their family on August 7th.
The couple lives on Staples Road in Easton, though one of their cars was found by State police on August 9th in a Westport commuter lot off Exit 42 of the Merritt Parkway. Connecticut State Troopers secured the vehicle. Easton Police requested the following day that detectives from the Connecticut State Police Western District Major Crime Squad assist in the investigation. On Wednesday, the Bridgeport States Attorney’s Office requested that the unit assume the missing persons investigation.
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Detectives at 860-685-8190. All calls will be kept confidential.
Jeannette Navin has worked for the Weston school district for nearly two decades, most recently as a paraprofessional in the Weston Intermediate School library. Jeffrey Navin is president of J & J Refuse in Westport.
Navin was taken to court by the former Connecticut Light & Power over a $138,000 debt. An 8-year old foreclosure court case over a million dollar home in Guilford is still open. According to the report, HSBC Bank filed foreclosure against Navin in 2007 over alleged failure to pay a $1.3 million mortgage. The latest court action was filed in July when a judge denied Navin's attempt to reopen the case, and the debt stood at $2.2 million at the end of last year.
Easton Police Chief Tim Shaw said he couldn’t comment on their finances, although officers will be looking into that. Shaw says the couple often travels, but it's unusual for them to be gone this long without notifying anyone.
The family addressed media reports about the couple's debt in a statement released last week saying authorities told them that funds in the couple's bank accounts haven't been touched. The family denies the couple's disappearance is related to their more than $2 million in debt.
