Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Missing From East Harlem Home, Police Say
Maria Mangual, 75, left her First Avenue home Wednesday morning and never returned, police say. Have you seen her?
UPDATE: Maria Mangual has been found and is safe, the NYPD said Thursday evening. Original story is below.
EAST HARLEM, NY — Cops are on the lookout for an elderly woman who they say has gone missing from her East Harlem home. Maria Mangual, 75, was last seen leaving her home on First Avenue near East 107th Street at 7 a.m. Wednesday, according to the NYPD.
Mangual stands 5-foot-1, weighs 150 pounds and was last seen wearing a pink hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and pink sneakers, police said.
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Anyone with information about Mangual or her whereabouts can call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 800-577-8477 or 1-888-577-4782 to leave a tip in Spanish. New Yorkers can also text tips to 274637 or submit them online at nypdcrimestoppers.com.
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