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Missing Man's Car Found Burned in Suspicious Keyport Fire

Middletown Township

A missing man's car was reportedly found among five vehicles burned in a suspicious fire at a Ford dealership in Keyport, police said today. Investigators are asking the public for help finding Middletown resident, Anthony Tasssello, who was last seen around 9:15 a.m. on Monday.

He was last seen wearing a gray tweed hat, a vest and blue jeans, police said.

Police suspect that Tassello may be in the New York City area.

Police would not say if foul play was suspected but they did say, that there was a concerned for Tassello's safety.

Anyone with information is asked to call Middletown police Detective Keith Hirschbein at 732-615-2068, Keyport police Detective Shannon Torres at 732-739-5151 or Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office Detective Kevin Condon at 1-800-533-7443.

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