Crime & Safety

Morningside Heights Man, 74, Goes Missing, Police Say

The man, who lives near Columbia University's campus, has not been seen since early Christmas morning.

MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS, NY — The NYPD is asking the public to help locate a missing Morningside Heights man.

George Bolter, 74, was last seen leaving his apartment building early Monday morning around 3:15, police said. Bolter lives in a building across the street from Columbia University's campus on West 119th Street, police said.

The missing man is described as standing 5-foot-8 and weighing about 175 pounds, police said. He has a thin build, brown hair and was last seen a black jacket, black skull cap, black sweatpants and black sneakers.

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Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

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