Morris Heights: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating a 62-Year-Old Woman Reported Missing

By SÍLE MOLONEY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating Elena Delacruz, 62, reported missing from Morris Heights on Tuesday, July 9, 2021.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is once again asking for the public’s help locating a 62-year-old woman reported missing from Morris Heights on Tuesday, July 9, 2021.

They said Elena Delacruz of 1616 Grand Avenue, The Bronx was last seen leaving her home on Friday, July 9, 2021, at around 11 p.m.

Police said Delacruz is described as being around 5 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs around 110 pounds, and has some front teeth missing. Her last known clothing description was unknown.

THE NYPD IS asking for the public’s help locating Elena Delacruz, 62, reported missing on Tuesday, July 9, 2021 from the Morris Heights section of The Bronx.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

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 Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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