Elderly East Harlem Man Reported Missing, Police Say

EAST HARLEM, NY — The NYPD has issued a silver alert after an 87-year-old East Harlem resident was reported missing, police told Patch.

Juan Encarnacion-Laureano was last seen Sunday afternoon at his apartment in the Robert F. Wagner Houses. Encarnacion-Laureano lived in an apartment building near Paladino and First avenues within the public housing complex, police said.

Encarnacion-Laureano stands 5-foot-8, weighs about 130 lbs and has a medium build, dark complexion, brown eyes and salt and pepper hair, police told Patch. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, white sneakers, and a white polo shirt with grey stripes, police said. Encarnacion-Laureano also wears glasses, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) y 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) para Español.

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