Crime & Safety
LIC Woman Missing From Home All Week, Police Say
The 43-year-old left her Queensbridge South apartment on the evening of Jan. 1st, and hasn't been seen since, police said.
LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS — Police are asking for help finding a Long Island City woman who hasn't been seen all week.
Yecely Sanchez, 43, lives in Queensbridge South at 41-15 12th Street. On the evening of Saturday, Jan. 1st, around 9:30 p.m., she left her home in a black hooded sweatshirt, green sweatpants, and black sneakers.
Sanchez hasn't been seen since, said police, who were still looking for her as of Jan. 3rd — several days since she went missing.
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She is 5-foot-1 and 110 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair, police said.
The NYPD shared a photo of Sanchez and asked anyone with information about her whereabouts to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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