Crime & Safety

Missing Man Found Unharmed: Police

Michael Cristiano, who had been missing since Thursday, was found safe: SCPD.

Michael Cristiano, who lives in a tent in Port Jefferson, was found.
Michael Cristiano, who lives in a tent in Port Jefferson, was found. (SCPD PIO)

UPDATED, 2:38 p.m.: Michael Cristiano was found unharmed around 2:07 p.m., Suffolk police said.

PORT JEFFERSON, NY — Suffolk County Police issued a Silver Alert for a missing homeless man who may be suicidal early Friday morning.

Michael Cristiano, 41, made suicidal statements to a friend. He suffers from drug and alcohol addictions and lives in a yellow tent in the woods behind the Greenbelt Bike Train in Port Jefferson. Cristiano was last heard from on Aug. 22 at 7:45 p.m.

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Cristiano is white, balding, with graying hair and a beard. He is missing his right eye, and his left eye is brown. He is 5 feet 11 inches and about 220 pounds.

Anyone with information on Cristiano’s location is asked to call 911 or Suffolk police at 631-854-8652.

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