Have You Seen This Missing New York Man?

He was last seen at a Hudson Valley train station on the morning of August 15th.

UPDATE 8/20/24 at 9PM: Bekim Gjonbalaj has been LOCATED in good health. Thank you to all for your concern and for sharing the post.

The Carmel Police Department is hoping that the Hudson Valley community can help them locate Bekim Gjonbalaj, who has been missing since Thursday, August 15th at approximately 4:50 a.m. in Putnam County, New York.

Bekim Gjonbalaj Missing

According to a post on the Carmel Police Department (CPD) Facebook page, Bekim Gjonbalaj was last seen boarding the 4:50 a.m. train on the southbound side of the Croton Falls train station located at 5 Front St, Croton Falls, NY on August 15th, 2024. As you can see in the picture above 28-year-old Bekim is a bald white male, 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 260 pounds.

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He was last seen wearing black shorts and a black sweatshirt. He was also carrying a black backpack as he boarded the train early on Thursday. CPD did say that Bekim doesn't have his phone with him and hoping that someone in the area who might travel by train regularly into New York City might have seen him on the train early Thursday morning. If you have any information on the whereabouts of Bekim Gjonbalaj CPD is asking you to contact the Carmel Police Detective Division at 845-628-1300 or contact your local police department.

Missing in New York

According to the New York City Office of the Medical Examiner, more than 13,000 people were reported missing in New York City alone last year. Thankfully many are promptly found, but sadly hundreds of them become missing long term (missing for 60 or more days.) There are currently more than 87,000 active missing persons cases nationwide.