Missing Middletown, NJ, Man Found In Florida

MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (CBSNewYork) -- A Middletown man reported missing by his family Monday has been found in Florida.

Anthony Tassello, 55, was last seen around 9:15 a.m. Monday and was reported missing later that evening by relatives.

Authorities announced Thursday that he has been found in Fort Lauderdale.

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Police had been concerned for Tassello's safety after the car he was driving, a white 2008 Ford Escape, was one of five vehicles burned during a suspicious fire at the Tom's Ford dealership on Route 35 in Keyport on Tuesday morning.

"He's alive and well, and that will close the missing-persons portion of this case," Charles Webster, a spokesman for the Monthmouth prosecutor's office, told WCBS 880's Levon Putney.

Webster said no charges are pending in the case, but the investigation is ongoing.