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UPDATE Wakefield Man Reported Missing & Last Seen in Van Cortlandt Park Now Located

THE NYPD SAID Demetrius Williams, 42, from Wakefield who had been reported missing, has been located.
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The NYPD said a 42-year-old man from Wakefield who had been reported missing, has been located.

 

Prior to being found, police said Demetrius Williams had last been seen on Thursday, Oct. 12, at around 9.55 p.m. leaving a location  southwest of Woodlawn Heights in Van Cortlandt Park. They said he was described as male, Black, 5 feet, 10 inches tall, weighing around 210 pounds.

 

On Wednesday, Nov. 22, police said Williams was located.

 

 

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