The NYPD confirmed that a 13-year-old girl reported missing in Norwood has been found.
It had been reported to police that, prior to being located, Vida Gonzalez, 13, of DeKalb Avenue in the Norwood section of The Bronx, had last been seen on Friday May 20, at 9.30 a.m. Vida was described as female, 4 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds, Black, with brown eyes, brown hair and prior to being found, had last been seen wearing a black sweatshirt, blue jeans and gray sneakers.
On Sunday, May 22, a person, who wishes to remain anonymous, contacted Norwood News about a separate, reported missing girl, who was her relative, Bree Grullar, 14. This information was confirmed by police.
On Monday, May 23, the same family member contacted Norwood News for a second time to let us know that Bree had been found, as had Vida. Norwood News contacted the NYPD once again to check the accuracy of the report. On Thursday, May 26, we received confirmation from a police official that, indeed, both girls had been found.
Members of the public can submit tips anonymously if they ever have any information about any reported missing person by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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Welcome to the Norwood News, a bi-weekly community newspaper that primarily serves the northwest Bronx communities of Norwood, Bedford Park, Fordham and University Heights. Through our Breaking Bronx blog, we focus on news and information for those neighborhoods, but aim to cover as much Bronx-related news as possible. Founded in 1988 by Mosholu Preservation Corporation, a not-for-profit affiliate of Montefiore Medical Center, the Norwood News began as a monthly and grew to a bi-weekly in 1994. In September 2003 the paper expanded to cover University Heights and now covers all the neighborhoods of Community District 7. The Norwood News exists to foster communication among citizens and organizations and to be a tool for neighborhood development efforts. The Norwood News runs the Bronx Youth Journalism Heard, a journalism training program for Bronx high school students. As you navigate this website, please let us know if you discover any glitches or if you have any suggestions. We’d love to hear from you. You can send e-mails to norwoodnews@norwoodnews.org or call us anytime (718) 324-4998.
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