Crime & Safety

31-year-old Goes Missing In Williamsburg: Cops

The man was last seen inside his apartment on Morgan Avenue, police said.

WILLIAMSBURG, BROOKLYN — Police are asking for the public's help to find a Williamsburg man that went missing last week.

James Johnston, 31, was last seen inside his apartment around 11 p.m. on Jan. 29, police said. He lives at 53 Morgan Avenue on the third floor.

Police described Johnston as a man with black hair, brown eyes, standing about 5'8" tall, approximately 200 pounds, with a large burn scar above elbow. His clothing description is unknown.

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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 Crime stoppers website at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM or by texting their tips to 274637 (CRIMES) then enter TIP577.

All calls are strictly confidential.

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