{"id":301448,"date":"2026-07-21T03:08:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:08:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/301448\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T03:08:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T03:08:50","slug":"wakefield-police-appeal-for-help-locating-80-year-old-man-reported-missing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/301448\/","title":{"rendered":"Wakefield: Police Appeal for Help Locating 80-Year-Old Man Reported Missing"},"content":{"rendered":"


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

\t\t\"\"<\/a>POLICE ARE APPEALING to the pubic for help locating an 80-year-old man who is reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.
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The NYPD is appealing to the public for help locating an 80-year-old man reported missing from the Wakefield section of The Bronx.<\/p>\n

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Police said that Gerald Griffiths of 2029 Edenwald Avenue was last seen leaving his home on Monday, July 13, at around 8.30 a.m. They said he\u2019s described as male, has gray hair, weighs around 130 pounds, is 5 feet, 9 inches tall and was last seen wearing blue jeans.<\/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 Crime Stoppers 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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