Crime & Safety
Teenager Disappears From Ditmars Home, Police Say
A 15-year-old disappeared from his home in Ditmars Steinway on Wednesday. As of Thursday morning he is still missing, cops said.
ASTORIA, QUEENS — Police are searching for a teenage boy who they say went missing from his Ditmars Steinway home on Wednesday.
Malcolm Monroe, 15, was last seen around 4:45 p.m. Wednesday Aug. 11 leaving his home at 71-11 Astoria Boulevard, said the NYPD.
Monroe was still missing as of Thursday morning, police reported.
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He was described by the NYPD as 5-feet, 6-inches tall and 160 pounds. He was last seen wearing navy blue sweatpants, black and white Nike sneakers, and a black shirt emblazoned with the word 'NARUOTO' on it.
Anyone with information about Monroe can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) or submit a tip online or on Twitter.
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