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Police said that Yanel Melendez, with an address in Bronx Park East south of the Parkside Housing Project, was last seen leaving his home on Thursday, May 1, at around 8.25 p.m. He is described as male, around 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 160 pounds, and was last seen wearing a black, hooded sweatshirt, black pants, and white sneakers.
As eported, the NYPD is also asking for the public’s help locating a 24-year-old man reported missing from the Allerton section of The Bronx, who was last seen leaving his home on Sunday, May 4, at around 3 a.m.
Anyone with information regarding 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 at https://crimestoppers.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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