Wakefield: Police Search for 19-Year-old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s help locating 19-year-old Shaanah McLeod from Wakefield who is reported missing and was last seen on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2023.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 19-year-old girl from Wakefield who is reported missing.

Police said that Shaanah McLeod of 4425 Seton Avenue, Bronx, NY was last seen on Sunday, Oct. 1, at around 6 p.m. inside her home. They said she is described as female, Black, has brown eyes, long black and brown braids, is 5 feet, 3 inches tall, and weighs around 115 pounds. She was last seen wearing a gray, hooded sweatshirt with a “GAP” logo on the front, a white t-shirt, blue cargo jeans, and leopard print CROC sandals.

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

All calls are strictly confidential.

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