Fordham Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 14-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy who is reported missing from Fordham Heights.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a 14-year-old boy who is reported missing from Fordham Heights.

Police said Damien Nieves, 14, was last seen at Elm Place by East Fordham Road (within the 46th Precinct perimeter) on Monday, Feb. 26, at around 7.30 a.m. They said he is described as a male, Black, has a dark complexion, a slender build, is around 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs around 160 pounds, has brown eyes and black hair. They said he was last seen wearing a black Tommy Hilfiger sweater and a black ski mask.

Damien was previously reported missing in December 2023, as reported.

Anyone with information regarding this 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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