Williamsbridge: Search for Missing 59-Year-Old Man

By SÍLE MOLONEY

A 59-year-old man was reported missing from Bronxwood Assisted Living in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx.
Photo courtesy of Google Images

Police said a 59-year-old man has been reported missing in the Williamsbridge section of The Bronx.

An NYPD spokesperson told Norwood News on March 19 that James Gaines, 59, was last seen at 799 East Gun Hill Road (Apt. 229). The address is the location of Bronx Assisted Living and police added that there is no curfew at the nursing home.

Gaines was described by police as being 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs about 180 pounds, has dark skin, dark eyes, black hair and has a beard. No photo is available.

In an unverified March 17th Citizen’s App post, a user wrote that the missing man was last seen on March 13, at 11 p.m., wearing a gray sweatsuit.

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.com/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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