HEMPSTEAD, Long Island (WABC) -- A desperate search is underway on Long Island for a missing teenager with autism.
17-year-old Joseph "Michael" Barbella hasn't been seen since Monday afternoon when he was startled by a loud noise in the Nassau County town of Hempstead.
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Residents were asked to check their sheds, garages, yards and under cars for Joseph, who answers to the name of Michael.
He was last seen in the Malverne area wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt with black pants and black sneakers.
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Detectives request anyone with information to contact the Nassau County Missing Persons Squad at 516-573-7347 or call 911. All callers will remain anonymous.
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