Cops: ‘Missing vulnerable adults’ headed to Bethpage have been found

A pair of “vulnerable adults” who went missing after leaving their home in Palm Bay, Florida, headed for Bethpage have been found, Nassau County police said in a news release Thursday night.

Jose Medina, 76, and Gisela Medina, 82, left their home at about 9 a.m. Sunday, traveling in a silver Hyundai. It was not immediately clear what type of Hyundai they were traveling in nor why they were traveling to Bethpage, police said.

By John Valenti

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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.”