Michael Petrino Jr., 23, vanished from Reading, Pennsylvania in the early hours of March 25, 2026. The last confirmed sighting was about 5:11 AM on Muhlenberg Street, when a Ring camera recorded him exiting a rented Jeep Compass. Earlier that morning, around 1:30 AM, surveillance footage showed him in northeast Reading wearing a grey Nike hoodie, black sweatpants, and black Crocs.

A Lebanon County resident, Michael’s family reported his sudden and uncharacteristic silence after he failed to make contact on an important family birthday. His parents, Shanni and Michael Sr., notified police and the Reading Police Department opened a high-priority investigation. The rented Jeep Compass was recovered and processed for forensic evidence, and searches have focused on the northeast Reading area where the vehicle was found.

Michael is described as 5 feet 7 to 5 feet 8 inches tall, 160 to 175 pounds, medium skin tone, black hair that may be in braids, brown eyes, with pierced nose and ears and a tattoo on his left bicep. At last sighting he wore white socks and black slides and carried a black drawstring backpack. Authorities from Lebanon and Berks counties are involved and the public has been asked to come forward with any information.

If anyone in northeast Reading that night remembers seeing Michael, the rented Jeep Compass, or anything unusual, please share what was observed.