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Update: Huntington Station man reported missing by police

by Press Release - January 30, 2024

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Update: Walter Antonio Portilla Rivera was located on February 2 at approximately 8:30 p.m. by the
Riverhead Police Department and is unharmed.

Below is the original press release:

Suffolk County Police Second Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Huntington Station man who was reported missing.

Walter Antonio Portillo Rivera was reported missing by a family member on January 29. The family member said no one had seen or heard from Rivera since November 6, 2023. Rivera, 28, of 79 East 9th St., is Hispanic, 5 feet 8 inches tall, approximately 155 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Rivera does not have a cell phone, a job, a vehicle, social media accounts or credit cards. His passport was left at his residence.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on his location to call 911 or the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

Update on Centereach man reported missing

by Press Release - March 22, 2022

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Update: Suffolk County Police today arrested a Wheatley Heights man for the murder of a Centereach man earlier this year. Homicide Squad detectives arrested Glenn Seejattan, 34, of 50 Colonial Springs Road, and charged him with Murder 2^nd Degree for shooting Justin Lee, whose body was found in a wooded area in Rocky Point on January 28. Seejattan will be held overnight at the Sixth Precinct for arraignment on March 23 at First District Court in Central Islip.

A criminal charge is an accusation. A defendant is presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty.

Below is the second release:

Suffolk County Police Homicide Squad detectives located the body of Justin Lee in a wooded area, west of Brookhaven Drive, near the North Shore Rail Trail, in Rocky Point today at approximately 2:30 p.m. Lee, 34, of Centereach, was reported missing by an acquaintance on January 21.

The body will be transported to the Office of the Suffolk County Medical Examiner to determine the cause of death. Detectives are asking with information to contact the Homicide Squad at 631-852-6392.

Below is the original release:

Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help to locate a missing Centereach man who is schizophrenic and bipolar.

Justin Lee, 34, was last seen leaving his residence, located at 33 North Washington Ave., on January 18 at approximately 2:15 p.m. An acquaintance reported Lee missing on January 21.

Lee is Black, 5 feet 5 inches tall and 200 pounds with black hair, brown eyes, a scar on his nose and a gold front tooth. On his right arm, he has tattoos “Helen” and “RIP Helen 1957-2002” with praying hands. He also has a tattoo of “MOB” on his chest.

He was last seen wearing jeans, a black sweater with multi-colored triangles over a light blue long-sleeved thermal shirt, Timberland boots, and a black bandana with red roses.

Anyone with information on Lee’s whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS.

UPDATE Terryville Man With Dementia Located Unharmed

by Kyle Barr - November 8, 2020

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*UPDATE* Police said Grady Whidbee, of Terryville, has been located unharmed.

Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Terryville man who has dementia.

Police said Grady Whidbee left Woodhaven Adult Home, located at 1350 Route 112, Nov. 6 at around 3:30 p.m. Whidbee is a resident of the facility.

Whidbee, 67, is Black, 5 feet 8 inches tall, approximately 220 pounds with grey hair. He was last seen wearing a blue and red coat and sneakers. He uses a walker.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on Whidbee’s location to call 911 or the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.

Updated Police Search for Missing PJS Man with Dementia

by Kyle Barr - September 8, 2020

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Donald Harrison, of PJS, was reported missing by police Sept. 8. Photo from SCPD

*Update: Police reported Sept. 8 that Donald Harrison, the Port Jefferson Station man who was reported missing Sept. 7, has been located, unharmed.*

Original story:

Police have issued a silver alert for a Port Jefferson Station man they said had dementia and may be in need of medical attention.

Suffolk County Police said Donald Harrison, 62 left a residence on Route 112 in Port Jefferson Station Sept. 7 at around 8:15 p.m.

Harrison was described as white, 5 feet 11 inches tall, 200 pounds with greying hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing blue jeans and a grey sweatshirt.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on Harrison’s location to call 911 or the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.

Update Nesconset Woman Reported Missing Found Deceased in Syosset

by Kyle Barr - January 24, 2020

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Paige Relyea was reported missing Monday, Jan. 20. Photo from SCPD

Police have reported that Paige Relyea, who had been reported missing Jan. 20 after she was last seen leaving her home in a 2009 gray Toyota Corolla was found dead in Syosset Jan. 23.

Nassau county Police Department detectives are currently investigating.

*Original story*

Suffolk County Police reported a Nesconset woman has been reported missing.

Paige Relyea, 19, was reported missing by a family member Jan. 20 at approximately 12:45 p.m. Relyea lived at 3 Premier Court, and was last seen leaving her home Jan. 19 at around 12:30 p.m. in a 2009 gray Toyota Corolla with New York plate HSA 5877.

Relyea is white, 5 feet 3 inches tall and approximately 160 pounds. She has brown hair, brown eyes, wears glasses and has multiple ear piercings. She was last seen wearing jeans, a green sweater and brown boots.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on Relyea’s location to call 911 or the 4th Squad at 631-854-8452.

Update: Police locate missing Centereach man

by TBR Staff - August 3, 2019

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Updated: Liam Whitworth was located in Stony Brook Aug. 3, unharmed.

Suffolk County Police have issued a Silver Alert for a missing man who has been diagnosed with depression and may be suicidal.

Liam Whitworth, 21, who was residing in Centereach, went missing from his residence on Callan Lane Aug. 2 at approximately 6:30 p.m. after leaving a suicide note. He was last seen driving a 2009 Silver Nissan Sentra with NY license plates AGG-4918. He is 5 feet 9 inches tall and approximately 140 pounds, with blue eyes and brown hair. He has family in Rocky Point and employment in Lake Grove.

Anyone with information on Liam Whitworth’s location is asked to call 911 or the 6th squad at 631-854-8652.

As a reminder, Silver Alert is a program implemented in Suffolk County that allows local law enforcement to share information with media outlets about individuals with special needs who have been reported missing.

Family reports Setauket woman missing

by TBR Staff - May 28, 2019

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May Garwin (1) — May Garwin. Photo from Suffolk County Police Department

Suffolk County Police 6th Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate an East Setauket woman, May Garwin, who was reported missing last week.

A relative of Garwin reported her missing to police May 26. The relative said she last saw the missing person April 4 at Garwin’s home, located at 5 Hansom Lane. Garwin is 36 years old, 5 feet 5 inches tall, approximately 130 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. She has no previously reported mental or physical health issues.

Garwin’s vehicle was impounded by the New York Police Department on May 6 after it was parked illegally on Schermerhorn Street in Brooklyn.

Detectives are asking anyone with information on Garwin’s location to call 911 or the 6th Squad at 631-854-8652.

Man missing after discharge from Smithtown hospital

by Sara-Megan Walsh - March 1, 2018

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Suffolk County Police 2nd Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a man who was last seen at a Smithtown hospital in December.

Thomas Eastwood, 58, was last seen when he was discharged from Saint Catherine of Siena Medical Center, located at Route 25A, Dec. 14, 2017. Eastwood was reported missing by his brother on December 30.

Eastwood, who is homeless, is white, 5 feet 11 inches tall and approximately 250 pounds.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the 2nd Squad at 631-854-8252 or call 911.

Police searching for missing kayaker in Northport

by Victoria Espinoza - June 12, 2017

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Crab-Meadow-Beach-1w — Crab Meadow Beach. File photo.

Suffolk County Police are searching for a kayaker who was reported missing in Northport Sunday June 11.

Selvin Vasquez-Enamorado launched his kayak from a beach near Crab Meadow Beach to go fishing sometime between 3 and 4 p.m. When Vasquez, 24, of Huntington Station, did not return home, a friend called 911 at approximately 6 p.m.

Suffolk County Police Marine Bureau and Aviation Section, United States Coast Guard, Huntington Harbormaster, Smithtown Harbormaster, and United States D.E.C. Marine Units have assisted in the search.

The kayak was recovered.

Detectives are asking anyone with information to call the Second Squad at 631-854-8252.

Family calls for help to find missing son

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by Elana Glowatz - December 30, 2015

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Cody-Miller-122615 — Photo of Cody Lee Miller from SCPD

Update: Police reported on the evening of Dec. 30 that Cody Lee Miller had been located and was unharmed.

A Northport man’s family has not seen him since the day before Christmas Eve and is looking for the public’s help to find him.

The Suffolk County Police Department said on Wednesday that the family last saw 24-year-old Cody Lee Miller at his house at 8 a.m. on Dec. 23 with a black, oversized backpack.

Cody-bday-120915 — Photo of Cody Lee Miller from SCPD

According to the family’s Facebook page “Help find Cody,” the young man left abruptly. “No argument before he left, nothing of that nature.” It’s possible he has a toiletries and a change of clothes with him, the page said, but he didn’t bring a sleeping bag or any technological items with him.

“He did not mention any part of leaving to any friends/family member,” the page said. “We have no explanations for his leaving, are unable to track him, and need your help to find him.”

The family reported him missing last week.

Miller is white, 6 feet 1 inch tall and about 145 pounds, according to the SCPD. He has dark blonde hair and hazel eyes, and was last seen in blue jeans, a black hoodie and black sneakers.

Police said the family believes he could still be on Long Island but might have gone into New York City.

Anyone with information about the young man’s whereabouts is asked to dial 911 or to call detectives from the SCPD’s 4th Squad, who are investigating the missing person case, at 631-854-8452.

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