Frantic Search: Nearly 70 Children Are Missing In New York

Can you help a New York family in need?

So far this year, nearly 70 children remain missing across the state.

69 Children Are Missing In New York State

Nearly 70 children have gone missing across New York State so far this year.

Police are urging New Yorkers to try and help reunite these children with their families.

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The majority of these children disappeared from their homes this summer. However, some have been missing since the start of 2025.

Names, locations, and key information for all the children are in the photos below. Take a look and see if you recognize any.

Nearly 70 Children Are Missing In New York

Take a look at these photos and see if you can help a New York family in need.

tania maldonado

Missing Since: Aug 21, 2025 Missing From: Brentwood, NY Age Now: 15

nova echevarria

Missing Since: Aug 19, 2025 Missing From: Brooklyn, NY Age Now: 3

nevaeh richards

Missing Since: Aug 17, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 14

jethro boucher

Missing Since: Aug 16, 2025 Missing From: Brentwood, NY Age Now: 15

gianna regan

Missing Since: Aug 16, 2025 Missing From: Pleasantville, NY Age Now: 15

kaniyha lane

Missing Since: Aug 16, 2025 Missing From: Far Rockaway, NY Age Now: 16

aniya lewis

Missing Since: Aug 15, 2025 Missing From: Rochester, NY Age Now: 17

jocelyn sanchez

Missing Since: Aug 14, 2025 Missing From: Bronx, NY Age Now: 14

patrice washington

Missing Since: Aug 10, 2025 Missing From: Bay Shore, NY Age Now: 17

fredericka sanders

Missing Since: Aug 10, 2025 Missing From: Buffalo, NY Age Now: 15

isiah king

Missing Since: Aug 9, 2025 Missing From: Brooklyn, NY Age Now: 16

zymere wise

Missing Since: Aug 4, 2025 Missing From: Rochester, NY Age Now: 14

tivyon ross

Missing Since: Aug 3, 2025 Missing From: Syracuse, NY Age Now: 16

nolan johnson

Missing Since: Jul 31, 2025 Missing From: Troy, NY Age Now: 17

tamara francisco

Missing Since: Jul 31, 2025 Missing From: Albany, NY Age Now: 17

brian attaway

Missing Since: Jul 27, 2025 Missing From: Riverhead, NY Age Now: 16

nina baker

Missing Since: Jul 29, 2025 Missing From: Buffalo, NY Age Now: 15

marloni richards

Missing Since: Jul 30, 2025 Missing From: Buffalo, NY Age Now: 17

xyaira ringo

Missing Since: Jul 28, 2025 Missing From: Rochester, NY Age Now: 14

kara lorman

Missing Since: Jul 27, 2025 Missing From: Moreau, NY Age Now: 17

jamel phinizy

Missing Since: Jun 17, 2025 Missing From: New York, NY Age Now: 14

carlos lara-reyes

Missing Since: Jun 18, 2025 Missing From: Bright Waters, NY Age Now: 16

isabella thomas

Missing Since: Jun 19, 2025 Missing From: New Rochelle, NY Age Now: 13

zoey grems

Missing Since: Jun 21, 2025 Missing From: Binghamton, NY Age Now: 17

cloe buchanon

Missing Since: Jun 27, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 15

chloe buchanan

Missing Since: Jun 27, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 15

cedricka calixte

Missing Since: Jul 1, 2025 Missing From: Nanuet, NY Age Now: 17

phoenix ortiz

Missing Since: Jul 3, 2025 Missing From: New York, NY Age Now: 15

jayshawn rouse

Missing Since: Jul 7, 2025 Missing From: Rochester, NY Age Now: 17

luis sabillon

Missing Since: Jul 11, 2025 Missing From: New York, NY Age Now: 17

christopher vinson

Missing Since: Jul 14, 2025 Missing From: North Lindenhurst, NY Age Now: 17

kenneth mcrae

Missing Since: Jul 15, 2025 Missing From: Dobbs Ferry, NY Age Now: 13

dylan wisniewski

Missing Since: Jul 16, 2025 Missing From: Lockport, NY Age Now: 14

rhiquil lewis-cobb

Missing Since: Jul 18, 2025 Missing From: New York, NY Age Now: 16

samir sheard

Missing Since: Jul 18, 2025 Missing From: Syosset, NY Age Now: 17

payton hartman

Missing Since: Jul 21, 2025 Missing From: Lackawanna, NY Age Now: 17

joseline cabrera

Missing Since: Jul 23, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 13

juan cabrera

Missing Since: Jul 23, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 15

melany maldonado

Missing Since: Jul 25, 2025 Missing From: North Amityville, NY Age Now: 17

ruben rodriguez

Missing Since: Jun 14, 2025 Missing From: New York, NY Age Now: 14

nailah hughes

Missing Since: Jun 14, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 13

martin de los santos

Missing Since: Jun 11, 2025 Missing From: Bronx, NY Age Now: 18

jonathan lewis

Missing Since: Jun 9, 2025 Missing From: Buffalo, NY Age Now: 17

leydi tantarico

Missing Since: Jun 8, 2025 Missing From: Brentwood, NY Age Now: 15

jalea ellis

Missing Since: Jun 6, 2025 Missing From: Bronx, NY Age Now: 15

mykell long

Missing Since: Jun 5, 2025 Missing From: Buffalo, NY Age Now: 16

dezi whittingham

Missing Since: May 31, 2025 Missing From: Bronx, NY Age Now: 15

charisma myers-gurley

Missing Since: May 30, 2025 Missing From: Albany, NY Age Now: 16

amanda tucker

Missing Since: May 28, 2025 Missing From: Floral Park, NY Age Now: 17

malikah cummings

Missing Since: May 27, 2025 Missing From: Pleasantville, NY Age Now: 16

kayla canannday

Missing Since: May 20, 2025 Missing From: Yonkers, NY Age Now: 16

rosalinda popa

Missing Since: May 20, 2025 Missing From: Albany, NY Age Now: 17

jaiylah curry

Missing Since: May 15, 2025 Missing From: Amityville, NY Age Now: 14

jheimy cabrera bravo

Missing Since: Apr 30, 2025 Missing From: Flushing, NY Age Now: 16

sierra smith

Missing Since: Apr 30, 2025 Missing From: Albany, NY Age Now: 14

alexis woodcock

Missing Since: May 5, 2025 Missing From: Fort Plain, NY Age Now: 17

rashaun bailey

Missing Since: Apr 27, 2025 Missing From: Riverhead, NY Age Now: 14

shanora brooks

Missing Since: Apr 24, 2025 Missing From: Watervliet, NY Age Now: 15

chrismie aurilus

Missing Since: Apr 17, 2025 Missing From: Coram, NY Age Now: 17

chrismie aurilus

Missing Since: Apr 17, 2025 Missing From: Coram, NY Age Now: 17

gianna tocco

Missing Since: Apr 15, 2025 Missing From: Flushing, NY Age Now: 13

danielle dean

Missing Since: Apr 11, 2025 Missing From: Bay Shore, NY Age Now: 17

angel phillips

Missing Since: Apr 7, 2025 Missing From: Rochester, NY Age Now: 16

evelyn xol caal

Missing Since: Mar 18, 2025 Missing From: Fishkill, NY Age Now: 16

evan vasquez

Missing Since: Feb 26, 2025 Missing From: New York, NY Age Now: 17

yamileth castoneda

Missing Since: Mar 3, 2025 Missing From: Port Jefferson, NY Age Now: 16

laura morales gonzales

Missing Since: May 14, 2025 Missing From: Queens, NY Age Now: 17

cantarero galeano

Missing Since: Jan 13, 2025 Missing From: Hempstead, NY Age Now: 15

dorothy torres

Missing Since: Jan 7, 2025 Missing From: Pleasantville, NY Age Now: 18

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What You Should Do If You See a Missing Child

If you have seen any of these missing children or spot one in the near future, call your local police department.

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Or you can call the New York State Police or the New York State Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 800-346-3543.

Parent Or Guardian

On occasion, a child listed on the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children database has been found.

If you are the parent or caretaker for a missing child and your child was found you should contact the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children to have their missing photo removed from their records.

6 Missing College Student Cold Cases In New York State

6 Missing College Student Cold Cases In New York State

Gallery Credit: Yasmin Young

Karen L. Wilson

Karen L. Wilson was born February 10, 1963. She is a white female with brown hair and eyes. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 114 pounds.

Karen was a SUNY Albany college student last seen on Central Avenue in the Village of Colonie, New York. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a light blue shirt and cream-colored raincoat. The circumstances of her disappearance are unknown.

NYSP Troop G Headquarters COMSEC is investigating. Contact the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543 if you have any information.

Yim Yeung Tsui

Born March 27, 1978, Yim Yeung Tsui is an Asian male who is 5 feet 10 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds. He has black hair and eyes.

Subject also uses the first name Jimmy. Jimmy was last seen leaving his residence wearing blue jeans and glasses. He attended Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. Picture has been age progressed to age 42.

Nassau Co PD – 3rd Precinct is investigating. Contact the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543 if you have any information.

Suzanne Gloria Lyall

Suzanne Gloria Lyall was born on April 6, 1978. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Suzy is a white female who is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 275 pounds.

“Suzy” was a student at the State University of New York at Albany at the time of her disappearance. She was last seen wearing a long black trench coat, blue jeans and a black shirt exiting a CDTA bus at Collins Circle at the SUNY Albany uptown campus. Suzanne may have been carrying a black totebag. She has a mole on her left cheek, a mole on each arm, a scar on her left foot and wears contact lenses. Suzanne is missing under unknown circumstances. Photo is age progressed to 41 years.

NYSP Latham – BCI is investigating. Contact the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543 if you have any information.

Kristine Kupka

Kristine Kupka was born on May 3, 1970. She is a white female with red hair and blue eyes. She is 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 140 pounds.

Kristine was attending Baruch College and was last seen on Westminster Road in Brooklyn, NY. She has a scar on her nose and was five months pregnant at the time of her disappearance.

NYCPD Missing Person Squad is investigating. Contact the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543 if you have any information.

Colin W. Gillis

Born on March 4, 1994, Colin W. Gillis is a white male with blonde hair and blue eyes. He is 6 feet tall and weighs 170 pounds.

Colin is a college student missing under unknown circumstances. He was last seen by a passing motorist who stated he was walking along the southern shoulder of State Route 3 near the Town of Piercefield, New York. Colin was last seen wearing a white and black striped t-shirt, blue jeans and red sneakers. He was also carrying an orange LL Bean backpack containing a red and black coat. Colin was attending Brockport State College. Additional photo is age progressed to 21 years old.

NYSP Ray Brook BCI is investigating. Contact the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543 if you have any information.

Heidi M. Allen

Heidi M. Allen was born on September 14, 1975. She is a white female who is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs 145 pounds. Her hair is brown and her eyes are blue.

Heidi is a college student reported missing under unknown circumstances. She was last seen at the DW convenience store in New Haven, NY on April 3, 1994. Heidi was last seen wearing a grey sweatshirt with plaid lettering, blue jeans and white sneakers. Additional photo is age progressed to 35 years old.

The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office is investigating. Contact the NYS Missing Persons Clearinghouse at 1-800-346-3543 if you have any information.

These 12 Vulnerable Adults Are Missing From Upstate New York

These 12 Vulnerable Adults Are Missing From Upstate New York

Each of these twelve individuals is missing from Upstate New York and is considered to be a vulnerable adult. If you know anything about any of them, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543. Gallery Credit: Traci Taylor

Bilal Ashfaq

Ashfaq has schizophrenia and may need medical attention. 20-year-old Ashfaq has been missing from Halfmoon since March 16, 2022. He stands 6’02” and weighs 225 pounds. Ashfaq has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a light green hoodie, blue jeans, and red sneakers.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Matthew Barber

Barber is from Elmira and was born on September 15, 1999. Barber has been missing since November 1, 2020, and may have traveled to Pennsylvania. Barber stands 5’06”, weigh 175 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Carol A Nee

Nee was born on September 16, 1963, and was last seen on December 8, 2013, wearing a blue hoodie and blue jeans. Nee is a vulnerable adult who has depression and paranoia and may be confused and in need of medical attention. Nee was last seen on foot on Flat Car Circle in the town of Cicero. She has black hair, green eyes, stands 5’5”, and weighs 140 pounds.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Jeremy Perez

Perez was born on October 17, 1987, and was last seen in Rochester on March 20, 2022. Perez has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder and may need medical attention. Perez stands 5’11” and weighs 170 pounds. He has black hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Guy Pyke

Pyke has been missing from Syracuse since April 2, 1999, and today, Pyke would be 93-years-old. Pyke was last seen driving a 1989 blue Chevy Blazer while wearing a plaid shirt and blue jeans. Pyke stands 6’ 00”, weighs 168 pounds, and suffers from dementia.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Sharon Ann Ross

Ross has schizophrenia and may be in need of medical attention. Ross was last seen in Watertown on October 14, 2013, and was believed to have been on foot. Ross was born on September 16, 1856, stands 4’11”, and weighs 120 pounds. Ross has hazel eyes and gray hair.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Larry Thomas

Thomas was born on December 20, 1950, and has been missing from Rochester since June 3, 2021. Thomas stands 6’00” and weighs 188 pounds. Thomas has brown hair and blue eyes and was last seen wearing a light blue shirt over a hard blue hoodie, khaki pants, blue sneakers, and sometimes wears glasses. Thomas may be disoriented and confused.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Kathleen Waner

Waner was born on January 1, 1954, and has been missing from Rome since November 14, 2013. Waner has schizophrenia and may need medical attention. Waner was last seen in Utica leaving a transitional living center. She was wearing a cranberry-colored winter jacket, dark pants, and sneakers. Waner is 5’03”, weighs 95 pounds, and walks with a shuffle.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Robert Wiltsie

Wiltsie was born on May 1, 1951, and has been missing from Amsterdam since October 7, 2010. Wiltsie was last seen leaving St. Mary’s Hospital. He stands 5’ 08” and weighs 145 pounds. Wiltsie has gray hair and blue eyes.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

John Humphrey

Humphrey was born on November 21, 1963, and has been missing from Oswego since June 2, 2012. Humphrey has mental health issues, PSTD, and could be suicidal. Humphrey has a small puncture scar on his back along with a surgical scar on his right knee. Humphrey stands 5’06” and weighs 120 pounds.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Kenneth James

James was born on June 28, 1952, and has been missing from Ransomville since February 11, 2020. James has schizophrenia and could need medical attention. When he was last seen, James was wearing black pants, a black coat, and a dark-colored hat. James stands 5’10”, weighs 1750 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.

Chester Labar

Labar was born on January 6, 1979, and was last seen in Johnson City on October 2, 2016. Labar has schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. There is a chance that Labar might be suicidal. Labar has several tattoos including the word “Chester” on the left side of his neck. Labar is 5’07”, weighs 140 pounds, and has brown hair and brown eyes.
If you have any information, please reach out to the New York Missing Persons Clearninghouse by calling 1-800-346-3543.