Crime & Safety

Greenpoint Man Goes Missing From Brooklyn Hospital, Cops Say

Derek Seals was last seen running away from the Brooklyn Hospital Center last week, police said.

Derek Seals was last seen running away from the Brooklyn Hospital Center last week, police said.
Derek Seals was last seen running away from the Brooklyn Hospital Center last week, police said. (NYPD.)

FORT GREENE, BROOKLYN — Police are looking for a man who went missing from the Brooklyn Hospital Center last week.

Derek Seals, 50, was last seen running away from the Fort Greene hospital around 4:20 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 14, police said. He lives on Clay Street in Greenpoint.

Police described Seals as standing about 5’5", weighing 140 pounds with shoulder length dreadlocks. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt and grey hat.

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Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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