Missing child leena howe, nyc- photo provided by nypd
Missing child Leena Howe, NYC- Photo provided by NYPD

15-year-old reported missing in the Bronx

January 26, 2023
1 min read

NEW YORK, NY – A 15-year-old girl has been reported missing in the Bronx. She was last seen Wednesday morning leaving her home on Metropolitan Oval.

15-year-old Leena Howe hasn’t been seen since approximately 8 am on Wednesday after leaving her residence. She is described as being a female Black, approximately 5’8″ tall, 115lbs. She was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans and a beige vest. 

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Charlie Dwyer

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