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Missing West Hempstead Man Reported Found
Man had been missing since early Monday morning.

A West Hempstead man that had been reported missing since Monday was found on Thursday, Nassau County Police said.
John Mavrakakis, 70, was last spotted driving eastbound on the Southern State Parkway Monday. He was found by a cab driver who contacted police after the driver saw Mavrakakis parked in his car in the same place in Central Islip for three days in a row, News12LI reported.
The Silver Alert Program disseminates immediate information to local media, hospitals and other organizations when a senior citizen or others with Alzheimer’s, dementia or other cognitive disorders go missing.
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