Crime & Safety

MISSING: Brandon Darbeau, Autistic Brooklyn Resident

The 20-year-old lives on Prospect Place but was last seen in Brownsville.

Police are hoping you’ll keep your eye out for 20-year-old Brandon Darbeau, a resident of 647 Prospect Place in Crown Heights (near Prospect Heights). Darbeau is autistic, according to various media reports.

The young man was last seen at about 5 p.m. on Monday, when he was standing in front of 175 Remsen Avenue in far-north Brownsville, police say.

According to the NYPD:

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He is described as being approximately five-feet-11-inches tall, weighing 280 pounds, with a heavy build, brown eyes and short black hair. He was last seen wearing a blue short-sleeve shirt, tan shorts and multi-colored Reebok sneakers.

Anyone with information on Darbeau or his whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-8477 or submit a tip online.

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