HIALEAH, Fla. – Police are seeking the public’s help in their search for a man who was reported missing from Hialeah.
According to Hialeah police, Leo Francisco Moreno-Ceballos, 43, was last seen at around 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Moreno-Ceballos is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds. He has a lion tattoo and was last seen wearing a green polo shirt, blue jeans and sneakers.
According to detectives, Moreno-Ceballos last spoke to his wife Maria Santos on Sunday and told her he was going to take a drive after needing some time alone.
“After some hours he send me a text because I was calling him too much and he said I’m OK,” Santos said.
Santos told Local 10 News reporter Roy Ramos that she hopes he finds his way home.
“We know you want to come home and we’re all here to help you like the team we are,” said Santos.
Authorities said his vehicle was located on Monday by Florida Highway Patrol troopers, damaged and the driver’s side airbag deployed at the southbound I-75 exit ramp towards westbound Sheridan Street.
“It (the car) was damaged it was found crashed it appeared to have been crashed into a light pole,” said Jose Torres, of the Hialeah Police Department.
Torres said there was “no indication of foul play or that he has hurt himself.”
But now it’s Moreno-Ceballos’s loved ones that are concerned for his safety, knowing he suffers from depression and anxiety.
“He was a little anxious and he needs to breathe a little bit and I said no please wait because I saw him a little nervous,” Santos said.
Officials are urging anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Hialeah Police Department at 305-687-2525.