Update: Wed, Nov. 28:
Jack Precht returned home safe on Nov. 27.
Update: Sat. 1:30 p.m.
Jack was spotted Thanksgiving morning at 10 a.m in front of Northside Deli in Northport with two of his friends. He called his mother and left a message on Thanksgiving night that he was at Jamaica Station and on his way of out of state.
Update: Mon. 12:25 a.m.
Jack was seen in the Northport McDonald's Monday night wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and carrying a black backpack.
Update: Mon. 11:57 a.m.
Jack Precht was last seen Friday morning at Huntington Train Station. He reportedly told the people who drove him that he was returning to Northport, but may have gone to the city to stay with a college-aged friend.
His parents urge others to call them and/or the police if they see or hear anything in regard to his whereabouts.
Original Story, Sat.
The mother of a run-away East Northport teen is seeking the public's help in determining his whereabouts.
17-year-old Jack Precht, who also identifies himself as Jack Wellington, ran away from home on Sunday Nov. 11. He is believed to be moving between Northport and Huntington and was last seen in Huntington Village around 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 15.
He is 6 feet, 2 inches tall with brown eyes and brown hair dyed blonde at the top. He has a tattoo of a melting blue ice cube on his right shin.
If seen, please call (631)239-6423 or email mjtenerelli@hotmail.com.
YDA Northport/East Northport Office 7 Diane Court East Northport, NY, 11731 (631) 261-7901 http://www.ydaonline.org/theyda.cfm Huntington Youth Bureau Village Green Center Third Floor 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 Tel.(631) 271 - 2183, ext. 2188 Fax (631) 271 – 1360 http://hybydri.org/Sanctuary.html
YDA Northport/East Northport Office 7 Diane Court East Northport, NY, 11731 (631) 261-7901 http://www.ydaonline.org/theyda.cfm Huntington Youth Bureau Village Green Center Third Floor 423 Park Avenue Huntington, NY 11743 Tel.(631) 271 - 2183, ext. 2188 Fax (631) 271 – 1360 http://hybydri.org/Sanctuary.html
Call the YDA or call your Dad @(304) 591-6942 so we can get you off the missing persons list. Your mother has you listed as "needing medical attention" and that has not gone well for you in the past. We trust you are safe and well- melodrama aside.
Most divorced parents put aside their differences in time, but after a decade of trying to peacefully co-parent with you, and being continually the target of your rage, I did not see the point. I did not abandon my children, I moved to look for work. Then you refused to allow them to visit me, and told me that you never wanted to speak to me again because according to you I was not free to move more than 10 miles away from you. You convinced my children that they were abandoned because it served as your excuse and now I am estranged from my children, perhaps for the rest of our lives. It is not normal for children to have so much hostility for a father who was always present in their lives. You rant at me and rant at them and rant at the clinic that wouldn't fill your prozac bottle without a Dr.'s supervision. You have been out of control for far too long. I do not live under a rock, and my contact info has been available to you and the children, in fact we have yet another court date tomorrow. You have Jack listed with NYS missing persons as an endangered runaway needing medical attention. Jack isn't in hiding to be hunted down like some wounded animal. Nor am I. Jack has been in contact with you and obviously has no desire to come home. This whole situation garnered you a lot of attention, but seeking to punish my son by forcing him to live in a dysfunctional home with you is truly disgusting.