February 27,2018
the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Paramus NJ, The New Jersey State Police and the Bergen County Sheriff’s Department are seeking the public’s assistance with identifying an unknown male.
On January 29, the man was admitted to Newbridge Medical Center in Paramus where he currently remains non-responsive.
He is described as a white male in his mid to late 20’s with dirty blonde hair and hazel or gray eyes. He is 5’8”, weighs 130 lbs and has a tattoo on his left chest that reads “NAIVASHA.”Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective Joel Trella at (609)203-7294.
Anonymous tips are welcome.
A non-responsive man with a distinctive tattoo who remained hospitalized at New Bridge Medical Center in Paramus nearly a month was identified thanks to a Facebook post by New Jersey State Police.
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The late Monday afternoon post drew the attention of a friend who identified the man as Michael Paparella, 21, of Staten Island.
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“We are in the process of making arrangements with family,” the NJSP said Tuesday.
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Paparella previously went missing in May 2014 and was found less than a week later, according to the NYPD.
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He was admitted to New Bridge Medical Center on Jan. 29, State Police said.
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They pointed to a tattoo on his left chest that says: “NAIVASHA.”
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It’s the name of a girl he once loved, said Maya Michelle, who lived across the street from him on Staten Island.
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After being alerted by a friend, Michelle checked the State Police post and “noticed that tattoo.”
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“He showed me it one day. It’s on his chest,” she told Daily Voice. “I don’t know how I remember that tattoo but it just clicked.
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Michelle said that she’d reached out late Monday and was “just waiting for his family to message me back….I hope he’s OK.”
NAIVASHA -> Lake Naivasha in Kenya.
Good job young lady…this young man who obliviously need his family is going home.