Crime & Safety

Police Seeking Missing Howard Beach Man

Local resident, 72, has been missing since Thursday.

Police are asking for the public's assistance in tracking down a missing Howard Beach resident who disappeared from his home on Thursday.

Giuseppe Russo, 72, was last seen leaving his home on 89th Street near Cross Bay Boulevard at 4 p.m. Thursday. 

Russo is described as being 5'6" roughly 200 lbs. with balding grey hair and brown eyes. When he was last seen, he was wearing a gray and green sweatshirt.

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Anyone with any information on Russo's whereabouts is asked to call Crime Stoppers at  1-800-577-TIPS (8477). Residents with information can also send a text message to  274637 (CRIMES), entering the information and the phrase TIP577. Lastly, residents can register information with Crime Stoppers online at WWW.NYPDCRIMESTOPPERS.COM.



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