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Kingsbridge: Police Appeal for Help Locating 74-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

THE NEW YORK police department is seeking the public’s assistance locating 74-year-old Alonzo Blanding, of 3424 Kingsbridge Avenue in Kingsbridge, The Bronx, who is reported missing. 
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The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a 74-year-old man reported missing from the Kingsbridge section of The Bronx.

 

Police said Alonzo Blanding of 3424 Kingsbridge Avenue was last seen at his home on Monday, Sept. 23, at around 2 p.m. They said he is described as male, is around 6 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 190 pounds. They said he was last seen wearing blue jeans, black Adidas sneakers, and a blue/orange, hooded sweater.

 

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.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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