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Jerome Park: Search for 11-Year-Old Boy, Reported Missing with Another Boy in Brooklyn

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating two 11-year-old boys, one of whom is a Bronx resident, who were last seen, and reported missing, in Brooklyn.

 

It was reported to police that Ruben Rodriguez, 11, of 3001 Briggs Avenue in Jerome Park, and Jerome Jemmot, 11, of 56 North Oxford Walk in Brooklyn, were last seen together on Monday, Nov. 1, playing inside Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, in the 88th precinct.

 

It’s the second time in a matter of weeks that Ruben has been reported missing, as reported.

 

Ruben is described as being 5 feet tall, weighs 120 pounds, is Hispanic, has a medium build, a light complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue sweatshirt, blue sweatpants and blue sneakers.

 

Jerome is described as being 5 tall, weighs 100 pounds, is Black, has a thin build, a dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a white hooded sweatshirt with red “GOAT” lettering on it and black lettering on the sleeve, black sweatpants and black Puma sneakers.

 

Anyone with information regarding these missing persons 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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