Crime & Safety
14-Year-Old From East Brooklyn Missing Since Last Week: NYPD
Stephen Byrd, 14, of Flatlands, Brooklyn hasn't been seen since Oct. 7, police said.
FLATLANDS, BROOKLYN — Police are searching for a missing 14-year-old (pictured above) from the Flatlands neighborhood in Brooklyn.
Stephen Byrd, 14, of 2069 East 41 St., was last seen inside of the Erasmus Hall High School, located at 899-925 Flatbush Ave., around 12:30 p.m. on Friday Oct. 7, according to the NYPD.
Detectives describe Byrd, pictured above, as standing five-feet-seven-inches tall and weighing 134 pounds with a thin build, dark complexion, black hair and brown eyes.
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He was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, gray Nike sweatpants and white sneakers, police said.
Anyone with information about Byrd 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).
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Los hispanohablantes pueden llamar 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).
Tips can also be text-messaged to the NYPD by texting 274637 (CRIMES), then entering TIP577.
Pictured at top: Stephen Byrd. Image courtesy of NYPD.
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