Crime & Safety
Elderly Man Disappears From Brownsville Hospital, Cops Say
Lazar Buard, 76, was last seen leaving Brookdale Hospital on Wednesday, according to police.
BROWNSVILLE, BROOKLYN — An elderly man disappeared from Brookdale Hospital this week, according to police.
Lazar Buard, 76, was last seen leaving the Brownsville hospital around 1:30 a.m. on Wednesday, police said.
His address is listed as an adult care center on Pitkin Avenue in East New York.
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Police did not specify why Buard was in the hospital.
He stands approximately 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 185 pounds and has brown eyes and gray hair, police said. Buard was last seen wearing a multicolored hat.
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Anyone with information 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 online. All calls are strictly confidential.
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