Crime & Safety
Elderly Hell's Kitchen Woman Is Found Safe: Police
A 74-year-old woman who went missing from Hell's Kitchen has been found, police said.
Update, 9 a.m. Friday, June 4: Palaquibay has been found safe, police said.
HELL'S KITCHEN, NY — Police on Thursday asked for help finding an elderly woman who was last seen Wednesday at a playground in Hell's Kitchen.
Lucrecia Palaquibay, 74, was seen around 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Matthews-Palmer Playground, on West 45th Street between Ninth and 10th avenues.
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Palaquibay lives on Eighth Avenue between 50th and 51st streets, police said.
She was described as a Hispanic woman, about 5 feet, 3 inches tall with a thin build, weighing about 130 pounds. She has brown eyes and brown hair and was last seen wearing a brown windbreaker jacket, red and white sneakers, black pants and a red cap.
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Police shared photos of Palaquibay, including one that shows her on Wednesday.
Police asked anyone with information to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.
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