Crime & Safety
MISSING: Franklin Hinton, 46, From East New York
Hinton was last seen on Saturday afternoon in his home, cops said.
EAST NEW YORK, BROOKLYN — An East New York man has been missing for 48 hours, cops said. Franklin Hinton, 46, was last seen on Saturday, Feb. 25 at around 1 p.m. at his house at 103 Hale Ave., according to police.
He is described as black, 5-foot-7-inches tall and 175 pounds. For the latest on Hinton and East New York news, subscribe to the Brownsville-East New York Patch. You can get morning and afternoon email newsletters and breaking news alerts that go to your phone.
Cops have released a photo of Hinton and are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts 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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.
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