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Fordham Heights: NYPD Appeals to Public for Help Locating 12-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing

JAYDEN SILWA, 12, OF 2275  Morris Avenue in The Bronx is reported missing.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 12-year-old boy reported missing from  the following person reported missing on Monday, Oct. 7 from Fordham Heights.

 

Police said Jayden Silwa of 2275 Morris AvenueIt was last seen in the vicinity of East 182nd Street and Walton Avenue, within the confines of the 46th precinct, on Sunday, October 6, 2024, at around 9 a.m.

 

They said he is described as male, Hispanic, has a small build, a light complexion, is around 5 feet, 4 inches tall, weighs approximately 130 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes. They said he was last seen wearing a brown sweater, burgundy pants, black sneakers, and a red and black backpack.

 

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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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