Search for 13-Year-Old Boy from Wakefield Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

Iqbal Nazir was last seen on Tuesday, Sept. 20, aboard a northbound 1 subway at West 72nd Street and Broadway. He is reported missing.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD said on Thursday, is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 13-year-old boy from Wakefield who is reported as missing.

Police said Iqbal Nazir of Wakefield in The Bronx was seen leaving Chelsea Vocational High School, located at 131 Avenue of the Americas in Manhattan on Monday, Sept. 19, at around 11.44 a.m.

“He is described as a male, Hispanic, light complexion, 5’6”, approximately 180lbs, heavy build, bald head and no eyebrows,” a police spokesperson said. “He was last seen wearing a black polo shirt, blue jeans, [a] black baseball hat, black shoes and black glasses.”

Police added that Iqbal was last seen on Tuesday, Sept. 20, aboard a northbound 1 subway at West 72nd Street and Broadway.

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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