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UPDATE Police Say 23-Year-Old Man from Norwood No Longer Missing

 

LINO CRUZ BALLINAS JR., 23, is reported missing.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD said on Tuesday, Jan. 7, that a 23-year-old man from Norwood who had been reported missing has been located.

 

Prior to being located, it had been reported to police that Lino Cruz Ballinas Jr. of Webster Avenue had last been seen on Monday, Jan. 30, at around 11.34 a.m., inside St. Barnabas Hospital.

 

He was described as being around 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing 190 pounds, with a light skin complexion, brown eyes, black hair and a beard. Prior to being located, he had last been seen wearing a red jacket, gray jeans, neon green shirt and black  “Nike”  sneakers.

 

 

 

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