A Weehawken family has increased there reward from $5,000 to $20,000 for any information on their missing 20-year-old son, who has been missing for about a month-and-a-half.

By John Heinis/Hudson County View

“We are grateful to law enforcement for their assistance, especially the Weehawken Police Department and our friends and neighbors for all the help they have provided and continue to provide to us,” Emilio’s father, Ilde Acosta, said in a statement.

“We know he could potentially be with someone, we just want to know he’s okay and alive. The unknown is heart breaking! Emilio is a great young man, it’s agonizing not to know where he is!”

The 20-year old was last seen on surveillance camera footage at a gas station in Secaucus on December 18th. Law enforcement and friends and family have been searching for him ever since.

Emilio Acosta left home without any identification and without needed medication and could be a danger to himself and others, according to his father.

The up to $20,000 reward is available to anyone who provides credible information, which can be submitted anonymously, that leads to his safe return.

Anyone with any information is urged to contact the Weehawken Police Department at 201-863-7800.