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2 Missing Persons: East Flatbush and Crown Heights

Paul Stremple

Nov 9, 2017 — 1 min read

The NYPD is asking for help with two different missing persons cases in Brooklyn reported this week.

East Flatbush

Jada Alexander, 14, has been missing since Thursday, November 2. She was last seen around 11:00 am leaving her home on the 1400-block of Brooklyn Avenue, at Flatbush Gardens.

Alexander is described as 5’1″, 130 lbs., with a dark complexion, brown eyes, and brown hair. She last seen wearing a black jacket, black jeans, and blue shoes.

Crown Heights

Cardinal Perez, 76, has been missing since Saturday, October 28. He was last seen around 11:00 am leaving at his home on the 1100-block of Dean Street, near Bedford Ave.

Perez is described as 5’5″, with a thin build, brown eyes, and a dark complexion. He was last seen wearing dark blue coat, black jeans, and a white shirt.

Anyone with information in regards to either of these cases is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577. All calls are strictly confidential.

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