Crime & Safety
Elderly Park Slope Man Missing From Home Since The Weekend: NYPD
The 69-year-old man left his Dean Street home on Saturday morning and hasn't been seen since, police said.
PARK SLOPE, BROOKLYN — An elderly Park Slope man disappeared from his home over the weekend, police said.
Felipe Coatl-Romero, 69, was last seen leaving his home, located on Dean Street near Fifth Avenue, at about 8:40 a.m. on Feb. 26 wearing a black jacket and a gray sweater, according to the NYPD.
Coatl-Romero hasn't been seen since, said police, who were still looking for him as of Feb. 28.
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The elderly man stands 5 feet 7 inches tall, has gray hair, a prosthetic left leg, and might be using a black cane, records show.
The NYPD shared a photo of Coatl-Romero and asked anyone with information about his whereabouts 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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