UPDATE: Mertcan Cakmak, the 12-year-old boy who was reported missing on March 13, was located on
March 15 in the Bronx with the assistance of officers from the NYPD’s 46th Precinct. Cakmak was found
unharmed.

Below is the original release.

Suffolk County Police Sixth Squad detectives are seeking the public’s help to locate a Farmingville boy who was reported missing early this morning (March 13).

Mertcan Cakmak left his home, located on Waverly Ave., on a bicycle sometime overnight and is possibly attempting to go to the Bronx. He was reported missing by a family member at approximately 5:45 a.m. Mertcan, 12, is white, 5 feet 5 inches tall, approximately 150 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing ripped jeans and a dark-color hooded sweatshirt. He has braces and a scar above his eye.

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