NYPD: Boy, 15, reported missing on Staten Island

New York’s Staten Island. A 15-year-old boy from Port Richmond, his hometown, has gone missing.

According to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information, Jeremiah Dash was last observed on January 24 at approximately 12:30 p.m. leaving his residence near Hooker Place and Nicholas Street.

Dash weighed approximately 130 pounds and stood approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall, according to the police. He was spotted sporting black sweatpants and a black puffer coat.

The reporters were given a picture of Dash by the NYPD.

Please contact the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, in Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782) if you have any information about the whereabouts of this person. Additionally, the public can provide tips by visiting X @NYPDTips or the Crimestoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/.

Every call is kept completely private.

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