Crime & Safety
MISSING: Joycleen Franklin, Brooklyn Senior With Alzheimer's
A silver alert for East New York-area resident Joycleen Franklin, 79, has been issued by the NYPD.
STARRETT CITY, BROOKLYN — A silver alert has been issued Wednesday for Joycleen Franklin, a 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer's who went missing from her East New York-area apartment on Tuesday, Sept. 27.
Franklin was last seen on Tuesday morning around 6:30 a.m. inside her home, located at 225 Vandalia Ave., according to the New York City Police Department (NYPD).
Police described Franklin as standing 5-feet-11-inches tall and weighing about 162 pounds. She has gray hair, brown eyes, a dark complexion and a medium build, police said, and was last seen wearing a brown beret and a blue jacket.
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Anyone with info on Franklin's whereabouts can confidentially report it using the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers website or by anonymously calling the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).
Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
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Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.
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