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Teen Boy Reported Missing On Long Island: Police

Suffolk County police are seeking the public's help to locate a Long Island teenager who has been missing since July.

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The teenage boy from Long Island was reported earlier this summer.
The teenage boy from Long Island was reported earlier this summer. (Suffolk County Police Department)

LINDENHURST, NY — Suffolk County police are seeking the public’s help to locate a Lindenhurst teenager who has been missing since July.

Christopher Vinson, 17, was reported missing on July 14 after he was last seen at the Jamaica, Queens, train station on July 13 and failed to return to his Lindenhurst home.

Police said Vinson is Black, 5 feet 6 inches tall, and weighs around 140 pounds.

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Anyone with information on Vinson’s location may call 911 or the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

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