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The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a 26-year-old woman from Fordham Heights reported missing.
It was reported to police that Pamela Alcantara of 2200 Morris Avenue, The Bronx was last seen on Sunday, March 2, at around 2 a.m. at her home. They said she is described as female, Hispanic, is around 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 145 pounds, has hazel eyes and brown hair. “She was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black dress shoes,” an NYPD spokesperson said.
As subsequently reported, police said on March 6 that in the context of the investigation involving a missing person from 2200 Morris Avenue in The Bronx, a body of a woman was discovered on March 6 in Yonkers, though they have not, as yet, identified if the body found is that of the missing woman. Read more here.
Anyone with information regarding 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.
All calls are strictly confidential.
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