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Van Cortlandt Village: Police Search for 40-Year-Old Man Reported Missing

THE NEW YORK City Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a 40-year-old man reported missing 
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The New York City Police Department is seeking the public’s help locating a 40-year-old man reported missing from Van Cortlandt Village.

 

Police said Patrick Murello of 140 Van Cortlandt Avenue West was last seen leaving his home on Tuesday, Nov. 21, at around 7 p.m. They said Murello is described as male, is around 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs 180 pounds, and was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black t-shirt, and gray hooded sweatshirt.

 

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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

 

All calls are strictly confidential.

 

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