Young siblings reported missing in Harlem

Jessica Woods

NEW YORK, NY – The New York City Police Department has reported two young children, siblings, have gone missing in Harlem.

Dekuan Richardson, 11, and his sister Nyesha, 9, were last seen Monday evening at around 6:30 pm near their 8th Avenue home in upper Manhattan.

Detectives with the 32nd Precinct describe Dekaun as a black male, approximately 4’4″ in height, approximately 100 lbs in weight, with black hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green leather jacket and white sneakers.


His sister was described as approximately 4’4″ in height, approximately 100 lbs in weight, with brown eyes and brown braided hair. She was last seen wearing a pink jacket and black pants with white stripes.

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). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

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