Police: Man reported missing from Lawrence
Yosef Gerson, who was last seen on Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Lawrence, is described as a "vulnerable adult." He is 5-foot-11, about 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Credit: NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse
Police are searching for a 29-year-old man with post-traumatic stress disorder who was last seen in Lawrence wearing a blue Yankees hat -- adorned with a Yankee logo written in Hebrew.
Nassau County police said Yosef Gerson is 5-foot-11, about 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He is considered a "vulnerable adult" and is believed to be endangered.
He was last seen Monday in Lawrence. Police said he may have traveled to Queens.
In addition to the baseball hat, Gerson was wearing a gray sweatshirt and dark pants.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 800-346-3543.
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.”
