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NYPD: Woman and Two Children Go Missing from Kew Gardens Hills Home

April 2, 2018 Staff Report

The police are looking for a woman and two children who have been missing from their Kew Gardens Hills home since Sunday.

The three were last seen at 10:30 a.m. inside their 159-13 72nd Avenue residence, police said.

The woman, Halima Anwari, 23, is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and 125 pounds, and was last seen wearing all dark clothing.

The missing children include 6-year-old Ayan Anwari, a boy who is approximately 4 feet 5 inches tall and 65 pounds. He was last seen wearing all dark clothing.

Additionally, Ruqia Anwari, a 2-year-old girl, is described as approximately 3 feet tall and 32 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

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Humeira

Kids are found in much safer place of ACS! Thank you ACS for being out there especially for parents like Anwari’s that does not deserve to have any children

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