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85-year-old Maspeth man is missing, cops seek help finding him

Dec. 26, 2023 By Christian Murray

Police are looking to find an 85-year-old man who was last seen at his Maspeth home last week.

Wesley Daniels, described as being approximately 5 feet 10 inches tall and about 200 pounds, was last seen at his home located in the vicinity of 59th Place and 60th Avenue at around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday Dec. 23.

Wesley was last seen wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, grey sweatpants and blue sneakers.

Police have released a photo of the octogenarian. A NYPD spokesperson said he had yet to be located as of Dec. 26.

Anyone with information in regard to Daniels’ whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). All calls are strictly confidential.

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