A Hudson Valley family says their 26-year-old son with mental health issues disappeared about a month ago and his car was found abandoned nearly 80 miles away in Upper Manhattan. is “deeply concerned”.
Colin Maluma, 26, who lives in Garrison, New York, with his mother, Jeanne Marie Fleming, and stepfather, Roland Heitman, told a co-worker on February 2 that he was going out for coffee but never returned. I said there wasn’t.
Mr. Maluma, who suffers from bipolar disorder and worked at a small furniture store in Cold Spring connected to his father-in-law’s construction company, was “very excited” about the opportunity, Mr. Heitman said.
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“He left here, drove to work, went back to work, left work,” Fleming told The Post in a phone interview. “Then he went back to work. He went inside the lumber mill and started doing some things but ended up walking away. They thought I had gone out drinking and never came back.”
The frightened family filed a police report the next day, but it took about four more hours before police reported that their son’s car had been found abandoned at 143rd Street and Broadway in Hamilton Heights. I stayed still for days.
His cell phone was hidden in the glove box, but unfortunately it was in airplane mode, his mother said.
Maluma’s stepfather said the last time he was seen was inside Breath Bar & Kitchen at the same intersection.
Courtesy of the Colin Maluma family.
“There was a video of him. It was definitely him,” Heitman said. “And after that he practically disappeared. There’s no sign of him anywhere. We’re very worried because we know he’s kind and the world doesn’t matter.” That’s fine. But we don’t have the capacity and have no idea where he is.”
Heitman said Maluma appeared to have been suffering mentally for about a week before her disappearance.
“We were a little worried about him,” added the missing man’s stepfather. “He was talking to us about the fact that he was feeling a little unwell, but still in good spirits…We had some nice conversations, so a strong indication that the situation was really abnormal… There was nothing. He just said he didn’t feel well.”
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Courtesy of the Colin Maluma family.
Maluma’s mother said he had been hospitalized twice in the past for mental health problems, when he was 20 and 22 years old.
“My son is seeing a therapist, he’s seeing a psychiatrist,” Fleming said. “He’s really trying to find different ways to get out of this situation.”
Outside of work, Maluma likes to work out at the gym, which he does to “keep his balance,” his mother said.
“He also went snowboarding about two weeks ago,” she added. “It’s something he really enjoys. He tries to go a few times in the winter. He loves music, listening to it and trying to make it. And he has regular I have a few close friends that I meet. He lives at home with Roland and I. We live a very simple life.”
In a desperate search, the family contacted city hospitals, visited police stations and homeless shelters and posted flyers around town.
“Honestly, it’s devastating not knowing where your loved one is,” Fleming said. “It disrupted my sleep. It’s really hard for me to maintain any kind of routine now. [constantly] Think about him. ”
Maluma was last seen wearing black sweatshirts, black gym pants, red sneakers and a black baseball cap, according to a missing persons report posted by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
He was driving a 2004 Mercedes with New York registration KXE6055.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (845) 225-4300.
“We pray every day that we can bring our son home,” Fleming said. “We know it’s a connection, a person who can help us. That’s why we’re asking everyone to keep an eye on him.”
