Sixteen-year-old Walter Melecio Chocoj-Balan was last seen in North Bergen, New Jersey, in the summer of 2020; reports give the date as either July 10 or July 11. He is Hispanic, 5 feet 2 inches tall, about 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. At his last known sighting he wore a black button-down shirt, blue jeans, and black sneakers.

The North Bergen Police Department opened an investigation and the case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System. Public details are sparse: no specific events or encounters have been reported that might explain his disappearance, and there have been no public breakthroughs or leads. The family’s search continues and the investigation remains open.

If anyone saw Walter around July 10–11, 2020, in North Bergen or has information about his whereabouts, please share what you know with the North Bergen Police.