Crime & Safety
21-Year-Old Missing Nearly A Week In Crown Heights: Cops
Melynia Cecilio was last seen at her home on Feb. 13, police said.
CROWN HEIGHTS, BROOKLYN — Police are asking the public's help to find a 21-year-old who has been missing in Crown Heights for nearly a week.
Melynia Cecilio was last seen inside her home on Franklin Avenue around 1 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 13, police said. A press release about her was put out late Wednesday.
She lives in a building near Bergen Street, records show.
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Cecilio is described as being approximately 5'7" tall and weighing 170 pounds. She has brown eyes, brown hair and was last seen wearing a gray coat, blue jeans, and black boots.
Anyone with information in regard to this missing person 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 atWWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
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