Roosevelt Island Man Now Missing For Nearly A Month, Police Say

ROOSEVELT ISLAND, NY -- Police from Astoria's 114th Precinct are still searching for a 28-year-old Roosevelt Island man who has been missing for nearly a month.

Robert Lawrence was last seen on Jan. 3 leaving his Main Street home at around 7 p.m. His family reported him missing on Jan. 11, police told Patch.

Cops said it was unclear where Lawrence was headed when he was last seen, but friends and family noted on Facebook that his disappearance came just before the recent "Bomb Cyclone" snowstorm.

Friends, family coworkers and even fellow college alumni have taken to social media to spread the word of Lawrence's disappearance in hopes of bringing him home.

"He is an amazing person and we are all extremely concerned," said Sarah Clarke, who identified herself as an old co-worker of Lawrence, in a public post to Facebook.

Lawrence graduated from Howard University in 2012 and is said to have been working as a front desk administrator for VOICE Charter School in Long Island City before he went missing, according to multiple Facebook posters who shared his missing poster.

In another public Facebook post, Nancy Rodriguez called Lawrence "a great sweet man with a great smile and personality."

Lawrence, last seen wearing a black sweatshirt and sweatpants, is around 6 feet, 4 inches tall and weights about 180 pounds, police said. He also has a star tattooed on his right wrist and the names, "Sage, Kiah and Keisha" tattooed on his left forearm, according to missing posters made by loved ones.

Several friends and family members contacted by Patch did not immediately return requests for comment. This story will be updated as more information becomes available.

Anyone with information in regards to the missing person is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead photo via NYPD.