Patchogue teen missing since December 9 has been found safe

Update: After missing for almost three weeks, Suffolk County Police have confirmed that Emmarae Gervasi has been found safe and is currently in police custody. No other information has been released at this time.

Emmarae’s father, Frank Gervasi, posted on his Facebook page, “I found emma!!! Please give me some time and then I will address the public in a few. thanks. Prayers answered.”

Below is the original release:

Suffolk County Police are seeking the public’s help in finding Emmarae Gervasi, a 14-year-old from East Patchogue who was reported missing after she was observed getting into a blue Honda car near her home on Terrell Street on December 9 around 5 p.m..

She left the house with no shoes and a t-shirt. She told her step-mom that she was going out to get something from the truck in the driveway. Her cell phone was left behind.

Emmarae is 5′ 4″, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the SCPD’s non-emergency number 631-852-COPS.