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2 Young Harlem Siblings Found After Police Put Out Call For Help

Dekuan Richardson, 11, and Nyesha Richardson, 9, were found after going missing on Monday near West 145th Street, police said.

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An image of Dekuan and Nyesha Richardson, who were last seen in Harlem on Monday, police said.
An image of Dekuan and Nyesha Richardson, who were last seen in Harlem on Monday, police said. (Photo courtesy of NYPD)

UPDATE, 1 p.m.: The siblings have been found, NYPD announced around 1 p.m. on Tuesday.

HARLEM, NY — A young Harlem brother and sister are missing after last getting seen on Monday evening, police said.

Dekuan Richardson, 11, and his sister Nyesha Richardson, 9, were last seen around 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the intersection of West 145th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, police said Tuesday.

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The Harlem residents live at West 111th Street and Frederick Douglass Boulevard, police added.

Dekuan is around 4 feet, 4 inches tall, 100 pounds with black hair and brown eyes, police said. He was last seen wearing a green leather jacket and white sneakers, NYPD added.

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Nyesha is also around 4 feet, 4 inches tall, 100 pounds with brown braided hair and brown eyes, police said. She was last seen wearing a pink jacket with white stripes, NYPD added.

An image of Dekuan and Nyesha walking in Harlem, police said.

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).

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