Police & Fire

One Teen & One Woman Reported Missing In Sheepshead Bay

Carly Miller

Jul 24, 2017 — 1 min read

Help cops find a young teenager and woman who went missing in Sheepshead Bay on Saturday in two separate incidents.

14-year-old Ron Thomas was last seen on July 22 at 1pm leaving his home on Avenue V near Bragg Street.

He is described by cops as 5 feet 1 inches and 120 pounds with a slim build, brown eyes, and black hair in the style of a flat top with a blond patch.

He was last seen wearing a blue t-shirt, white jeans, white and blue sneakers, a green backpack, and a black stocking cap.

Also in Sheepshead Bay, 54-year-old Maria Zaino was reported missing. She was last seen on July 22 at 11am, inside her home on Bedford Avenue near Avenue U. She is described by police as a white female, 5 feet 3 inches tall and 150 pounds with brown eyes.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident 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 or by texting tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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