Bedford Park: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By DAVID GREENE

POLICE ARE SEARCHING for Jaylin Sanchez, 16, who is reported missing.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The New York City Police Department is appealing to the public for help locating a 16-year-old girl from Bedford Park reported missing on Friday, Aug. 11.

They said Jaylin Sanchez of 2995 Botanical Square was last seen on Thursday, Aug. 10, at around 6 a.m., leaving her home. She is described as female, Hispanic, is around 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, and was last seen wearing a red sweatshirt, blue jean shorts, and black and white sneakers. She was also last seen carrying a black book bag.

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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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