Crime & Safety

7 And 9 Year Old Missing In Brooklyn: Cops

Douglin and Douglas Latta were last seen at their building in the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene on Wednesday, police said.

Douglin, left, and Douglas Latta, right, were last seen at their building in the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene on Wednesday, police said.
Douglin, left, and Douglas Latta, right, were last seen at their building in the Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene on Wednesday, police said. (NYPD.)

Update: Douglas and Doughlin Latta were found safe on Friday, Dec. 11, according to police.

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are asking for the public's help to find two young brothers who have gone missing in Brooklyn.

Douglas Latta, 7, and Douglin Latta, 9, were last seen around 5:21 p.m. on Wednesday at 24 Monument Walk, a building in the New York City Housing Authority's Ingersoll Houses in Fort Greene, police said.

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The boys live in the building, records show.

Police released photos of the boys on Thursday afternoon around 4:30 p.m.

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Douglas Latta, photo provided by NYPD.
Doughlin Latta, photo provided by NYPD.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COMor on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.

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