UPDATE Allerton: Police Appeal to the Public for Help Locating 13-Year-Old Person Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 13-year-old person reported missing from the Allerton section of The Bronx.

Police said Juliette Saldana of Holland Avenue was last seen at her home on Monday, April 8, at around 3.18 p.m., and is described as female, Hispanic, is around 5 feet, 4 inches tall, and weighs 130 pounds. They said Saldana was last seen wearing a sky blue, hooded sweatshirt with an anime character on it, sky blue pants, and black and white sneakers.

Norwood News was later contacted by The Jewish Board to say that Saldana goes by Julian and is 4 feet, 11 inches tall, and weighs 115 pounds. We’ve reached out to the NYPD for clarification and will further update this story upon receipt of same.

A 14-year-boy was also reported missing from the same address at the same time and date, as reported.

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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