Soundview: Missing 16-Year-Old Female

By Síle Moloney

The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating Maikelle Linton (pictured) who resides within the confines of the 43rd precinct. The details are as follows:

Missing:

Maikelle Linton

16-year-old female

1792 Lafayette Ave #2F

Bronx, NY

It was reported to police that Linton was last seen leaving her residence on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at approximately 1:15 p.m. She is described as female, Black, 5 foot, 5 inches, weighs 120 pounds, and has a medium complexion and black hair. She was last seen wearing black sweat pants, a gray t-shirt and pink slippers.

Anyone with information in regard to 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 kept strictly confidential.

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