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Police Searching For Man Last Seen In Sunset Park

Elizabeth Elizalde

Jul 12, 2016 — 1 min read

Missing person alert! Juan Astol DOB 11/15/51 last seen at 60st & 8 Ave in #Brooklyn. If seen call 911 or 72 Pct! pic.twitter.com/qfLJBa11KD

— NYPD 72nd Precinct (@NYPD72Pct) July 11, 2016

Police are searching for a Brooklyn man who was last seen on 60th Street and 8th Avenue in Brooklyn on July 11.

72nd Precinct Commanding Officer Emmanuel Gonzalez tweeted a photo of Juan Astol, 64, a Latino male wearing a camouflage hat and a grey sweater. He stated that any Information of Astol’s whereabouts should be reported to 911 or the precinct at (718) 965-6311.

Anyone with information in regards to the missing person 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 their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

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