The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate 28-year-old Anthony Vargas Perez missing from Oakland Park.

According to detectives, Vargas Perez was last seen at around 10:45 a.m., on Aug. 15, near the 5700 block of North Dixie Highway. Vargas Perez is 5 feet and 6 inches tall and weighs around 130 pounds. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Vargas Perez also wears dental braces.  

According to his family, Vargas Perez experiences mental illness and has a substance use disorder. 

Anyone with information on his whereabouts should contact BSO Det. Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764- HELP (4357).