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Concourse: Search for Missing 12 and 17-Year-Old Sisters

 

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two sisters, Leah Moreno, 12, and Yasmin, 17, both of 1215 Grand Concourse in the Concourse section of the Bronx, who were reported missing on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 in the 44th precinct.

 

Leah and Yasmin Moreno were last seen leaving their home at 1215 Grand Concourse on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 at approximately 9 a.m.

 

Leah is described as being around 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, has a thin build, medium complexion and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, multi-colored pants, blue shirt and black sneakers.

 

Yasmin is described as being around 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 100 pounds, has a thin build, brown eyes, and brown hair. She was last seen wearing a white jacket, black pants and multi-colored sneakers.

 

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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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