Mt Hope: Search for Missing 72-Year-Old Woman

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Cecil Francis has been reported missing in Mt Hope
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance locating a woman who was reported missing in Mt Hope, located in the 46th precinct.

It was reported to the police that Cecil Francis, 72, of 171 Echo Place in the Mt Hope section of the Bronx was last seen on Thursday, Nov. 18, at approximately 7 a.m., inside her home.

She is described as being approximately 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds, is Black, has a thin build, a dark complexion, brown eyes and brown hair. She was wearing a medic alert bracelet.

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 https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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