Crime & Safety
Two-Week Search For Manahawkin Man Who's In Possible Danger
Police have been searching – even using drones – for a NJ man who has been missing for four days, police said.

Police have now been searching for a New Jersey man who has been missing for two weeks, police said. And he may be in danger, and police have undergone exensive efforts to find the man, including using drones.
Bu Quach, 65, who has dementia, was last seen at the Manahawkin Nursing & Rehabilitation Center at 1211 Route 72, Manahawkin, on Nov. 2 around 11:30 a.m.
A GoFundMe page was set up by the family. "We have been working with the Stafford Township Police and the Stafford community in search of him," the family said. "Sadly, he still has not been located despite what we have done so far.
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"We are still not giving up on him! In the continued efforts for his search, the money that is raised will be used towards supplies needed for the search & food/water for volunteers assisting in the search party. This will also help for legal actions we will be pursing, any amount will be helpful. "
Search teams have gone door-to-door to nearly all of the residences in the eastern portion of Ocean Acres, including searching the surrounding wooded areas, sheds, gazebos, crawl spaces, under decks, and anywhere Quach may have been sheltered and hiding, police said. Last week, police searched the woods
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The Stafford Township Police and the Long Beach Township Police utilized drones in the wooded and open areas behind the Manahawkin Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
Stafford Township also sent out three reverse 911 calls asking residents to be on the lookout for Quach and to also check their properties.
Stafford police provided an older photo, and he has grown his hair out longer. His hair is be salt and pepper dark brown and gray.

Quach is 5 foot 3 inches tall and weighs approximately 120 points. He has a shaved/short hair goatee and was last seen wearing a red sweater, dark green pant, and yellow wristband.
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