University Center resident goes missing
ROBERT COFIELD, 85, FROM Fordham Manor is reported missing. Photo courtesy of NYPD
The NYPD is asking for the public’s help locating an 85-year-old man who is reported missing from Fordham Manor.
It was reported to police that Robert Cofield of 2505 Grand Avenue was last seen Tuesday, Jan. 24, at approximately 7.50 a.m. walking up the stairwell to the southbound platform [of Fordham Road subway station], located at the intersection of Fordham Road and Jerome Avenue, also in Fordham Manor.
Cofield is described as male, is around 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds, has brown eyes and gray hair. He was last seen wearing a dark gray jacket, was carrying a purple duffel bag with the words "University Center" printed on it.
Anyone with information regarding this missing person 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls are strictly confidential.
As seen both in Norwood News and The Bronx Daily
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