Wakefield: Police Appeal to Public for Help Locating 16-Year-Old Mom and Baby Daughter

By SÍLE MOLONEY

THE NYPD IS seeking the public’s help locating a 16-year-old mother and her baby who are reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx, and who were last seen on Tuesday, June 25, 2024.
Photo courtesy of the NYPD

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help locating a mother and her baby who are reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.

Police said that Reishel Zambrano Chavez, 16, of 4747 Bronx Boulevard and her daughter, Zoe Esabella Zambrano Chavez of the same address were last seen on Tuesday, June 25, at around 7.22 p.m., leaving their home. Their clothing description is unknown.

Separately, police were also looking for help in late June locating another mother and baby who were involved in a separate custodial interference dispute in the Mt. Hope section of The Bronx, as reported.

Anyone with information regarding these missing persons 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 WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on X @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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