Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Missing 80-Year-Old Man Found

Hollis resident returned home, police said.

UPDATE, 1:37 p.m.: Peter Vavilis has returned home safely, police reported.

Police in Queens are searching for an 80-year-old Hollis man who has been reported missing.

Peter Vavilis, of 50-50 195th St., was last seen in the vicinity of 111 Court St. in Brooklyn on Monday around 9:30 a.m.

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He is five-foot-five-inches tall and 155 pounds with short white hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket.

Anyone with information regarding Vavilis's whereabouts can call the city Police Department's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477.

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They can also text tips to 274637 and then enter TIP577 or visit the Crime Stopper's website.


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