UPDATE Norwood: Two Children Reported Missing on Sunday Located

By SÍLE MOLONEY

POLICE ARE SEEN on East Gun Hill Road in Norwood on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in connection with a search for two children who are reported missing.
Photo by David Greene

The NYPD said two children who had been reported missing in Norwood on Sunday have been located.

Police said they received a call at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 10, for a report of two missing children, a 7-year-old Hispanic girl and an 11-year-old Hispanic boy, last seen on Sunday at around 1 p.m. at 3510 Bainbridge Avenue in Norwood.

They said at the time that the 7-year-old Hispanic girl was last seen wearing a multicolored sweater and black pants, and the 11-year-old boy was last seen wearing glasses, a green hoodie and red sweatpants. No photos of the children were available.

A helicopter was heard circling the area over Norwood on Sunday possibly in connection with a search. On Monday, police confirmed both were located.

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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