Michael James Delaney
Michael James Delaney
Age at Report: 49
Race: Caucasian
Height: 5’10”
Weight: 190 lbs
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Incident Type: Involuntary disappearance
Missing From: Davenport, IA
Scott County
Missing Since: July 3, 2008
Michael Delaney was reported missing to the Davenport Police Department on July 3, 2008. Police considered Delaney’s disappearance as “very suspicious” because he lived with his 17-year-old daughter and maintained contact with her many times a day.
Neither Delaney nor his white extended-cab Chevrolet Silverado 4-wheel drive pick-up truck — a model between 2000 and 2004 with “Z-71″ on the side of the box — have been seen since the day he went missing.
Courtesy photo Quad-City TimesDelaney had just recently purchased the vehicle, but not yet had it registered or licensed. The vehicle had license plates that didn’t belong on the truck, as Delaney was ineligible to legally register a vehicle in his name because of his driving history.
Officials made a public plea to private citizens and dealers who may have sold such a truck to Delaney, and asked them to contact the Davenport Police Department. Police said they still needed to obtain information on the vehicle including the VIN number.
“We’re not getting a lot of facts that match up,” Capt. David Struckman said after Delaney went missing. “It’s an extensive and intensive investigation right now.”
Delaney was described as 49 years old, white, 5-foot-10, 190 pounds with brown hair and blue eyes.
Mark Edward Handlon quickly became a “person of interest” in Delaney’s disappearance.On July 23, 2008, the Quad-City Times reported that Davenport police were seeking a “person of interest” in Delaney’s case. Mark Edward Handlon, 53, was wanted on warrants by both the Bettendorf, Iowa, and Moline, Ill., police departments.
Handlon was suspected of taking a white 2000 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck from a Bettendorf car dealership in June 2008 and not returning it. He also was suspected of having stolen money from a Moline restaurant.
Anyone with any knowledge of the whereabouts of Delaney or his vehicle is asked to contact the Davenport Police Department at (563) 326-7979, Detective Shannon Hughes at (563) 326-6147, or Crimestoppers at (309) 762-9500.
Hello! I left another message in the wrong area. I am correcting that by reposting the message here. I do not know anyone in the following case but I spend time scouring over cold cases. In the case of Michael James Delaney: Mark Edward Handlon, your person of interest is in the Illinois Department of Corrections, Shawnee Correctional Center. He has been there since Sept 4, 2008.
I assume tht you know this, but just in case you don’t, I wanted to let you know. Thanks Vickie
Thanks, Vickie! Let us do some checking with the Davenport PD and see what they’re saying. We’ll get back to you as soon as we know.