Central Brooklyn

Missing Persons: East Flatbush and Coney Island

Paul Stremple

Nov 20, 2017 — 1 min read

The NYPD is asking for help locating two missing persons, one from Coney Island and one from East Flatbush.

Coney Island

Lorena Puebla, 15, missing since 11/15 (Photo via DCPI)

Lorena Puebla, a 15-year old girl from Coney Island, was reported missing on Wednesday, November 15. Puebla was last seen around 7:40 am leaving her home on the 2800-block of Stillwell Avenue, near Neptune Ave.

Lorena Puebla is described as Hispanic, about 4’6″, and 90 lbs., with brown eyes and long black hair. She was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt, light blue jeans and black sneakers.

East Flatbush

Fatmira Husejnovic, 54, missing since 11/15 (Photo via DCPI)

Fatmira Husejnovic, a 54-year old woman from East Flatbush, was reported missing on Friday, November 17. Husejnovic was last seen around 10:00 am on November 15, at Coney Island Hospital (2601 Ocean Parkway).

Fatmira Husejnovic is described as white, about 5’3″ and 155 lbs. She was last seen wearing a brown jacket and black boots . She resides on the 5400-block of King’s Highway in East Flatbush.

Anyone with information in regards to either of these missing persons 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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