Missing Freeport teen has been found, Nassau police say

By John Valentijohn.valenti@newsday.comSeptember 1, 2016

A 15-year-old who went missing last week from his home in Freeport has been located, police said.

Nassau County police said Corey O’Neil had last been seen at his home on Pennsylvania Avenue on Aug. 21.

In a news release Wednesday night, police said Corey had been found. They did not provide details.

By John Valenti

John Valenti, a reporter at Newsday since 1981, has been honored nationally by the Associated Press and Society of the Silurians for investigative, enterprise and breaking news reporting, as well as column writing, and is the author of “Swee'pea,” a book about former New York playground basketball star Lloyd Daniels. Valenti is featured in the Emmy Award-winning ESPN 30-for-30 film “Big Shot.”

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