Naugatuck PD: Family of 4 missing

Samantha Bravo, 11, and her family have been listed as missing from Naugatuck, Conn., on Sept. 5, 2018, police said. Samantha Bravo, 11, and her family have been listed as missing from Naugatuck, Conn., on Sept. 5, 2018, police said. Photo: Contributed Photo / Naugatuck Police Department / Contributed Photo Photo: Contributed Photo / Naugatuck Police Department / Contributed Photo Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Naugatuck PD: Family of 4 missing 1 / 9 Back to Gallery

NAUGATUCK — A family of four has been listed as missing after the children didn’t return for the 2018 school year and their Naugatuck home was found sold and empty, police said Wednesday.

Andres Bravo, 43, Jennifer Cubillos, 33, and their two children, 11-year-old Samantha Bravo and 14-year-old Christopher Bravo, were listed as missing through the National Crime Information Center on Wednesday. The juveniles were listed as Silver Alerts.

Naugatuck detectives are actively investigating.

“Based on information obtained in this investigation thus far, there is no indication of criminal activity,” police said.

The department is looking to verify the safety of all family members.

On Wednesday, Naugatuck police were told by the Naugatuck school system that two students that were previously enrolled in the school system last year had not returned to school.

Around 9:30 a.m., administrators from the school system went to the address listed as the home for the two students — Christopher and Samantha Bravo. The administrators found the home vacant.

Police said the two juveniles were last seen at the end of the 2017-2018 school year in June and were last known to reside at the vacated home in Naugatuck with both parents — Jennifer Cubillos and Andres Bravo.

“School administrators advised that all phone contacts for the parents are either no longer in service or no longer belong to the parents,” police said.

Detectives launched an investigation and found that the home was sold and vacated in late June or early July. Police said family members were told by the parents that they were planning to move to Florida.

The last time the parents had physical contact with family was at a local bank in late June or early July, police said. Family members told police they had been in contact, via text messages, with the parents until around Aug. 11.

“The last text messages they received indicated that they needed money for car insurance and were planning to return to Connecticut,” police said.

All Department of Motor Vehicles information for the parents is listed at the empty Naugatuck home. A gray 2007 Dodge Nitro SUV is registered to the parents. It has Connecticut plate AL-51810.

Anyone with information about their whereabouts should contact Naugatuck police at 203-729-5221, or use the confidential tip line at 203-720-1010.