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STAFF WRITER

WOODBRIDGE: The Woodbridge Township Police Department is actively investigating the

disappearance of a 48 year-old Hispanic male with a medical condition who walked away from

his Avenel residence on Thursday at approximately 11:30 a.m.

According to the Woodbridge Police Department, Roman Amado, 48, of 144 Remsen Ave. in

Avenel, was reported missing by his brother at about 7 p.m. Thursday. Detectives determined

that Amado left the Remsen Avenue address in the morning for a walk and failed to return.

Amado suffers from a medical condition that requires prescribed medication. Amado was last

seen in the Avenel section of Woodbridge Township on Thursday at 11:30 a.m.

Amado is 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 200 pounds with several body scars, including an 8

inch scar on the back of his neck, a 3 inch scar on his upper left thigh, and a 2 inch scar on

his right wrist.

At the time he went missing, Amado was wearing a brown 3/4-length hooded coat, a blue

hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, dark brown hiking boots, brown-rimmed glasses, a brown Velcro

watch and a white rosary bead necklace with a cross.

The Woodbridge Township Police Department has provided the missing person information to

the Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office, the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office, the New

Jersey State Police and to police departments throughout the area.

Anyone with information that might aid in locating Amado should contact Woodbridge Police

Officer Anthony Penicaro or Police Officer Aniello Salsano at (732) 634-7700, Ext. 5472 or

Det. Sgt. Joseph Nisky of the OIC Night Detective Squad, at (732) 602-7311.

A photograph of Amado is available on the Woodbridge Township Web Page at:

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