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ALERT Jerome Park: Search for 10-Year-Old Missing Boy

Ruben Rodriguez, 10, of Jerome Park was reported missing on Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 10-year-old boy who was reported missing from Jerome Park in the 52nd precinct. A photograph of the missing child is attached.

 

It was reported to police that Ruben Rodriguez, 10, of 3001 Briggs Avenue was last seen on Saturday, Sept. 25, inside the Broadway/Lafayette subway station on the F line platform, at approximately 5 p.m.

 

He is described as being male, 4 feet, 9 inches tall, is Hispanic, weighs 90 pounds, and was last seen wearing a white shirt, black sweatpants, and black/white sneakers.

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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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