East Bronx: Police Appeal for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Girl Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating 16-year-old Kristal Vansant from the Laconia section of the East Bronx who was reported missing on Monday, Feb. 19, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 16-year-old girl from the Laconia section of the East Bronx who was reported missing on Monday, Feb. 19.

Police said Kristal Vansant of Bouck Avenue by Burke Avenue in The Bronx was last seen on Saturday, Feb. 17, at around 11 a.m. inside her home. They said she is described female, Hispanic, is 5 feet, 2 inches tall, weighs around 200 pounds, has a medium complexion, brown eyes, and brown curly hair. They said she was last seen wearing a black denim jacket, blue sweatpants, and black sneakers.

Anyone with information in regard to 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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