Harlem Woman, 52, Reported Missing

HARLEM, NY — Police are asking the public to help locate a Harlem woman who was reported missing Tuesday, police told Patch.

Lydia Valez, 52, was last seen around 8 p.m. on Tuesday at her residence, police said. Valez (pictured above) lives in a building on the 100 block of West 129th Street, police said. Valez was last seen wearing a black yellow stripped coat, white pants and pastel sneakers, police said.

Police describe Valez as standing 5-foot-1 and weighing around 135 pounds. She has a thin build, light complexion, brown eyes and black hair, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) for Spanish. The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the Crime stoppers website or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) and entering TIP577. All tips are confidential.

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