Police set up command center in search for apparent missing Manorville man
Suffolk County Police set up a crime scene near the location of the Sunrise Highway Service Road in Manorville on Monday. Credit: Grant Parpan
A missing persons investigation into the apparent disappearance of an 80-year-old Manorville man drew a substantial police response to a residential area Monday, including personnel from the county's Crime Laboratory.
A Suffolk police spokesperson confirmed the investigation, saying in an email that the department is "conducting a search in Manorville in relation to a missing-person report involving an 80-year-old Manorville man, Winston Thomas."
The spokesperson did not respond to follow-up questions, including when Thomas was reported missing and by whom.
Suffolk police set up a command post and a truck from the county's Crime Lab and Homicide detectives converged at a home in the 200-block of North Sunrise Highway Service Road in Manorville Monday. Authorities were seen leaving the area about 1:40 p.m.
Thomas' family could not be reached for comment.
Newsday's Grant Parpan contributed to this report.
Nicole Fuller is Newsday's senior criminal justice reporter. She began working at Newsday in 2012 and previously covered local government.
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