Crime & Safety

Missing Crown Heights Teen, Previously Found, Goes Missing Again

Thomas Evans was last seen on Sept. 28, police said.

CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — A Crown Heights teenager who went missing in August before returning home has disappeared again, police said.

Thomas Evans, 16, was reported missing on Sept. 28. He was last seen in the vicinity of 1200 Sutter Ave. — the Cypress Hills Houses in City Line — on that day at around 2:30 p.m., police said. That is the same location Evans was last seen at during his previous disappearance.

Detectives describe Evans (pictured above) as standing five-feet-two-inches tall and weighing 122 pounds. He has black eyes and brown hair, and was last seen carrying a black book bag and wearing a gray zip-up sweatshirt, black sneakers, and gray sweatpants.

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Anyone with information about Thomas can confidentially report it using the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.

Pictured at top: Thomas Evans. Image via NYPD

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