Alert Issued For Missing Teen Last Seen On Long Island

Police are asking for the community’s help locating a teenager who has been missing for days from Long Island.

Fifteen-year-old Owansa Benjamin went missing on Sunday, Nov. 5 after leaving a home in Hempstead, police said.
Photo Credit: *Nassau County Police Department*

Sophie Grieser

11/09/2023 4:00 p.m.

Owansa Benjamin, age 15, was last seen on Sunday, Nov. 5 in Hempstead, according to Nassau County Police.

He left a house on Martin Luther King Drive at approximately 3 p.m. that day.

Benjamin is 5-foot-5, weighs about 110 pounds, and has brown hair and eyes.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a black hoodie, black pants, and black Crocs.

Any person who has information regarding Benjamin’s whereabouts is urged to contact the Nassau County Police Department at (516)573-7347 or to call 911.

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