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Forest Houses: Search for Missing 69-Year-Old Man

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating José Andujar, 69, of 950 Union Avenue in the vicinity of Forest Houses in the Bronx, who was reported missing on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 in the 42nd precinct.

Andujar was last seen on Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021 at around noon leaving his home. He is described as being 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, has a medium build, a light complexion, gray hair and a gray beard. He was last seen wearing a gray hat, a dark blue jacket, dark blue pants, and black and white 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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