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Missing Man, 21, Last Seen Leaving Home Saturday Afternoon

Montgomery County Police are asking for the public's help to find George A. Pufong, a missing Silver Spring resident.

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George A. Pufong is 5-foot-7 and has a thin build, police said. He has been missing since Saturday, Jan. 29.
George A. Pufong is 5-foot-7 and has a thin build, police said. He has been missing since Saturday, Jan. 29. (Photo Courtesy of the Montgomery County Police Department )

SILVER SPRING, MD — George A. Pufong, 21, was reported missing after he left his Sweet Clover Drive home in Silver Spring on Saturday around 2 p.m.

Montgomery County Police said his family is worried about his wellbeing and authorities are asking for the public's help to find him.

Pufong is 5-foot-7, has a thin build, brown eyes, black hair, and a beard and mustache, police said.

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MCP is asking anyone with information to call the 3rd District Investigative Section at (240) 773- 6870 or the police non-emergency number at (240) 279-8000.

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