{"id":290999,"date":"2026-07-09T01:29:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:29:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290999\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T01:29:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T01:29:07","slug":"university-heights-police-appeal-for-help-locating-40-year-old-man-reported-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/290999\/","title":{"rendered":"University Heights: Police Appeal for Help Locating 40-Year-Old Man Reported Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"


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\nBy S\u00cdLE MOLONEY<\/p>\n

\t\t\"\"<\/a>THE NYPD IS appealing to the public for help locating 40-year-old Melkin Rosario Heredia, who they say is reported missing from the University Heights section of The Bronx.\u00a0
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The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating a 40-year-old man reported missing from the University Heights section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n

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Police said that Melkin Rosario Heredia, of\u00a041 West 184 Street, Bronx was last seen at his home on Tuesday, July 7, at around 5 a.m. They said he\u2019s described as male, Hispanic, is 5 feet, 8 inches tall, weighs 170 pounds, and was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and black shorts.<\/p>\n

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Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the NYPD\u2019s 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 CrimeStoppers website at\u00a0https:\/\/crimestoppers.nypdonline.org\/<\/a>, or on X @NYPDTips.<\/p>\n

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All calls are strictly confidential.<\/p>\n

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