Crime & Safety

Girl, 12, Reported Missing From Northeast Queens Home: Police

Officials started looking for the 12-year-old after she disappeared from her northeast Queens home on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

QUEENS, NY— A 12-year-old girl disappeared from her northeast Queens home Tuesday afternoon, according to the NYPD.

Officials started looking for Syeda Tafannum after she went missing from her Bellerose home, located on 251 Street near 82 Avenue, at about 3 p.m., police said.

As of Wednesday morning, police could not confirm if Tafannum had been found or if she was still missing, saying there wasn't an update about her whereabouts.

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