Purple Alert issued for missing man with arrest warrant: HCSO
SPRING HILL, Fla. - The Hernando County Sheriff's Office has issued a Purple Alert for a man with an active warrant who's considered missing and endangered after investigators say he threatened to harm himself.
Search for Nicholas Vance
What we know:
According to HCSO, Nicholas Vance, 33, recently made "irrational statements" about self-harm.
The sheriff's office says Vance has an active warrant for domestic battery, intimidating a witness, false imprisonment, violation of probation, and absconding.

Photo of Nicholas Vance. Courtesy: Hernando County Sheriff's Office.
Vance is described as 6'2" tall and 220 pounds with brown hair, blue eyes and a large neck tattoo.
HCSO says Vance may be in the area of Highgrove Rd. in Spring Hill.
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What we don't know:
HCSO did not say when Vance was last seen.
What you can do:
Anyone who sees Nicholas Vance is urged to contact the Hernando County Sheriff's Office at 352-754-6830.
What is a Purple Alert?
Dig deeper:
HCSO says Purple Alerts are issued for missing adults who meet one or more of the following criteria:
- The individual has a mental or cognitive disability that is not Alzheimer's disease or a dementia-related disorder; an intellectual or developmental disability (brain injury, physical/mental/emotional disability not related to substance abuse, or any combination of these).
- The disappearance indicates a credible threat of immediate danger or serious bodily harm to him or herself, as determined by local law enforcement.
- The individual cannot be returned to safety without law enforcement intervention.
- The individual does not meet the criteria for activation of a local Silver Alert or the Silver Alert Plan of the Department of Law Enforcement.
The Source: This story was written using information provided by the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.
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