PORT JERVIS, NY — Heather V. Callas, age 28, was located in the evening of Thursday, April 13, and is safe and no longer missing, according to the Port Jervis Police Department (PJPD). Heather was reported as missing on September 1, 2022 by her mother, who stated she last had contact with Heather on July 18, 2022.

PJPD worked the case in conjunction with the Orange County District Attorney's Office, the New York State Police Troop F Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Major Crimes Unit, the New York City Police Department, the City of Middletown Police Department, the Town of Wallkill Police Department, Hope Alive 845 and the City of Allentown Police Department. The investigation involved PJPD officers and detectives working multiple leads in the City of Port Jervis, the Town of Deerpark, the Town of Mamakating, the City of Middletown, the Town of Wallkill, the Manhattan and Brooklyn Boroughs of the City of New York, Dingman Township, PA, and the City of Allentown, PA.

"Our law enforcement and community partners were instrumental throughout this wide-ranging, long-term investigation," says PJPD. 

"Hope Alive thanks all that was involved in the search for Heather and we wish her the best of luck in the future," says missing persons non-profit Hope Alive 845. "We thank the Port Jervis Police for keeping communication with us and the NYPD."