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UPDATE: NYPD, Upstate Police & Mom Appeal to Public for Help Locating Bedford Park Man Reported Missing

 

THEODORE  A. ROURKE of 2700 Marion Avenue in Bedford Park, The Bronx is reported missing, the Riverhead Town Police Department said.
Photo courtesy of the Riverhead Town Police Department, NY

The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating a Bedford Park man, Theodore A. Rourke, 43, who was already being searched for by the Riverhead Town Police Department in upstate New York after he was reported missing by his mother, Judith Leavitt of Riverhead, NY, on Friday, Jan. 9.

 

As reported, Riverhead Town Police Department said Leavitt reported that her last contact with her son was in mid-December 2024 and that she described Rourke as a white male, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighing 140 pounds, with balding, brown hair. Police said that Rourke was last seen in the area of 2700 Marion Avenue in the Bedford Park section of The Bronx in mid to late December 2024.

 

They said Rourke has no ties to Long Island and has lived at 2700 Marion Avenue for roughly the last seven years. They said although no foul play is suspected, Rourke is diagnosed with schizophrenia.

 

They asked anyone with information regarding Rourke’s whereabouts to contact the Riverhead Police Department at (631) 727-4500 and said all calls will be kept confidential.

 

On Saturday, Jan. 18, the NYPD also appealed to the public for help locating Rourke, citing his home as 2700 Marion Avenue in Bedford Park, Bronx, NY.

 

They said Rourke was last seen leaving his home on Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at around 8 p.m. They said he is described as male, White, is around 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs around 140 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue jacket and blue jeans.

 

They asked anyone with information regarding this missing person 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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