Antonio has been located according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
On Wednesday, December 28, 2022, deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau issued a Purple Alert for 71-year-old Antonio Emiris.
According to deputies, Emiris was last seen this morning leaving his residence located atim the 1000 block of Idlewild Drive South in Dunedin, at approximately 5:00 a.m.
Emiris is believed to be driving a 2006 Silver Ford Freestar van, bearing Florida tag 0996VX. He suffers from mental illnesses.
He is described as a while male, 5’07” tall and medium build. It is unknown what he was last wearing.
Emiris has been entered into FCIC/NCIC as a Missing/Endangered Adult. If you have any information on Emiris’ whereabouts, you are asked to notify law enforcement immediately.
Below is a stock photo of the vehicle he is driving. A photo of Emiris were released about an hour after the alert by the Sheriff’s Office.
For more information on the Florida Purple Alert Plan, please visit: https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/PurpleAlerts/Purple-Alert-Plan.
The Florida Purple Alert is used to assist in the location of missing adults suffering from a mental or cognitive disability that is not Alzheimer’s disease or a dementia-related disorder; an intellectual disability or a developmental disability; a brain injury; other physical, mental or emotional disabilities that are not related to substance abuse; or a combination of any of these and whose disappearance poses a credible threat of immediate danger or seriously bodily harm. Purple Alerts engage the public in the search for the missing person and provide a standardized and coordinated community response.