Fordham Heights: Search for 74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

SAMUEL HOWSON OF 2163 Morris Avenue, Apt#2A in Fordham Heights is reported missing. He was last seen Thursday, June 30, at around noon, in front of the Pioneer Supermarket, located at 2262 Jerome Avenue in Fordham Heights.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 74-year-old man reported missing in Fordham Heights, located in the 46th precinct.

Samuel Howson of 2163 Morris Avenue, Apt#2A in Fordham Heights was last seen Thursday, June 30, at around noon, in front of the Pioneer Supermarket, located at 2262 Jerome Avenue in Fordham Heights. He is described as male, is 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighs 174 pounds, has a medium build, is Black, has brown eyes, black hair and a grey beard. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a red and blue plaid shirt, black sneakers, and a black hat.

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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