Crime & Safety
Disabled Riverhead Man Reported Missing
The man was last seen on May 8 boarding a bus to Greenport.
The Riverhead Police Department is seeking the public’s help with locating a 59-year-old mentally disabled adult.
Eric C. Burton was reported missing to the Riverhead Police Department on May 9.
He was last seen on May 8 at 8 a.m. boarding a Suffolk County Transit Bus No. S92 in front of 724 E. Main Street in Riverhead. His destination was Greenport.
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Burton is 5-foot-8, 190 pounds, has brown eyes, and is now bald and missing teeth, police said. He was last seen wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans, a white t-shirt and white sneakers.
He enjoys riding trains and may have boarded a train west into Brooklyn, where he has family, police said.
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Officials said Burton may be in need of medical attention.
Anyone with information about Burton is requested to contact the Riverhead Police Department at 631-727-4500.
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