NY NY - Patrick Alford, 7, Brooklyn, 22 Jan 2010 - #2

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Charley Project updated January 27, 2019:

Patrick Kennedy Alford Jr.

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• Missing Since 01/22/2010
• Missing From Brooklyn, New York
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 11/28/2002 (16)
• Age 7 years old
• Height and Weight 4'8, 65 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A blue jacket, a red t-shirt, blue jeans and black and white Michael Jordan sneakers.
• Medical Conditions Patrick suffers from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but he wasn't taking medication at the time of his disappearance. He was showing signs of emotional problems and had been recommended for a psychiatric evaluation and possible treatment, but this hadn't yet happened by the time he went missing.
• Distinguishing Characteristics Biracial (African-American/Hispanic) male. Black hair, brown eyes. Patrick has a scar on his left eyebrow and a birthmark on his abdomen. His nickname is Lil Pee. He is Puerto Rican descent.

Details of Disappearance
Patrick was last seen in the New York City borough of Brooklyn at approximately 9:00 p.m. on January 22, 2010. He had been placed in a foster home in the Spring Creek Development complex, also known as Starrett City, three weeks before. The Spring Creek Development is in 100 block of Vandalia Avenue.

Patrick told his foster mother, Librada Moran, that he planned to run away to rejoin his biological mother, Jennifer Rodriguez. A photo of Rodriguez is posted with case summary. Patrick was last seen assisting Moran with household chores; he took out the trash and never came back. He has never been heard from again.

Rodriguez, who lives in the New York City borough of Staten Island, lost custody of Patrick and his four-year-old sister for alleged neglect. She reportedly knew the address of his foster home, and her aunt claims she had threatened to kidnap Patrick.

A few days after Patrick's disappearance a judge ordered her to present her son at a family court hearing. Rodriguez didn't do so, stating she didn't have Patrick and didn't know his whereabouts. She was briefly jailed for contempt, then released after she passed a polygraph test.

She still maintains her innocence in her son's disappearance, stating she believed he ran away and is hiding somewhere. Various other members of Patrick's family, including people as far away as Maryland and Florida, have been investigated in his case. Several of Patrick's relatives have accused each other of hiding him.

In October 2010, Rodriguez filed a federal lawsuit against New York City, the Administration for Children's Services (ACS), Patrick's foster mother and the foster parents' apartment complex. She alleged that the ACS took Patrick from her custody without sufficient cause, and that they were negligent when they placed him in an unfit foster home instead of with relatives, such as his father.

Rodriguez alleged that Moran couldn't communicate with Patrick because she didn't speak English and he didn't speak Spanish, and that Patrick had repeatedly tried to run away, attacked his foster siblings, and even threatened to harm himself after he was placed in Moran's home.

A federal judge threw out the suit in March 2011, but ruled that Rodriguez could sue individual caseworkers and St. Vincent's Services, the child care agency in charge of Patrick's case. In 2013, Rodriguez amended her filing to include a claim for her son's wrongful death. She stated she filed the suit to get answers in her son's disappearance. The suit was settled for $6 million in August 2018. The money will be used to aid in the search for Patrick, and to benefit him if he is located alive.

Patrick may still be in the Brooklyn area. His case remains unsolved.

More photos at link: Patrick Kennedy Alford Jr. – The Charley Project

 

[Cagle]

Patrick Alford: a Staten Island child remembered on National Missing Children’s Day

 

[Cagle]

Now, almost a decade later, part of a multi-million dollar trust that was established in Patrick’s name is being used to offer reward money.

It’s hoped new information will be gleaned that will help solve the mystery of Patrick’s whereabouts.

The new reward was posted on a giant billboard Monday, in the shadow of the Spring Creek development.

“The billboard, I thought, would entice people to come forward,” said private investigator James Osgood, a former NYPD official now working with the law firm monitoring Patrick’s legal trust.

‘We hope the money will entice somebody to talk:’ $250K reward for info on missing Patrick Alford, Jr.

 

[SAMS]

Somebody knows something. Marking my spot. Patrick you will be found!

 

[JerseyGirl]

It has been nine years since her son, Patrick Alford, disappeared from his foster home in Brooklyn. And on Nov. 28, Thanksgiving day, she will celebrate his 17th birthday.

The last time she saw him, he was seven years old.

Mom of missing boy: ‘It’s the worst feeling in the world to not know where my child is'

 

[SAMS]

Marking my spot. Thinking of you Patrick...

 

[Cagle]

Wednesday marks the 10th anniversary of the mysterious disappearance of Staten Islander Patrick Alford from a foster home in Brooklyn.

The NYPD Missing Persons Squad is asking for tips via social media in an effort to locate Patrick, who was 7 years old when he went missing around 9 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2010, from Brooklyn.

...much more at link

It's been 10 years since missing Staten Island boy has been seen

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 23, 2020
Patrick Alford still missing after 10 years, more than $250,000 offered for his safe return

Age-enhanced photo of Patrick Alford:

The reward for Alford's safe return is more than $250,000. As of today, Alford would be 17 years old and investigators say they are not giving up hope.

In addition to the NYPD's efforts, Omni Present Investigations is also working to find Alford. On top of the $12,000 Crime Stoppers reward, it's offering a $250,000 reward for his safe return.

 

[sammyed]

Bumping for Patrick, missing 11 years today,

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Seven-year-old Patrick K. Alford left his Spring Creek Towers’ apartment in Brooklyn at about 9 p.m. on Jan. 22, 2010, to throw out the trash; he never returned home.

Seeming to vanish from the face of the earth, the near 12-year-old mystery has continued to endure in the hearts and minds of those who knew the young boy and those who continue to search for him.

Formerly known as Starrett City, Spring Creek Towers is an East New York complex made up of 46 apartment buildings, and several amenities such as its own sports club and a newspaper. Almost serving as its miniature city on the outskirts of the Big Apple, this community was left in shock when Alford disappeared. For years, the NYPD searched high and low for the missing child. Following lead after lead that led to nothing but dead ends, investigators even scoured the nearby Shirley Chisholm State Park (once known as Penn and Fountain Parks) that was, at the time, a notorious dumping ground — but no traces of the boy ever materialized.

“All missing persons cases are important, but this case particularly touched everybody because he was seven years old. It was cold when he disappeared, and he was not properly attired. Everybody who has a child can relate. It is a scary thing,” Zuber said.

“My message to the public is now that we have more technology, you have more social media. We want you to share this story, because we want to find Patrick. We want information if you were here at the time that Patrick disappeared. Please give us information. There’s always time for redemption. And please call us anything small, every little detail that you can give us can possibly help us find Patrick,”

As passersby eyed the image of the boy and the reward of up to $13,000 for information, residents were instantly taken back to that day. Inside the building where he vanished, amNewYork Metro spoke with Natalie Thomas who still lives at 130 Vandalia. Thomas described the disappearance as strange, in more ways than one.

“It didn’t seem like a random thing, it seemed like they wanted that boy. It wasn’t like we have to watch our kids, it wasn’t that feeling at all. It was totally like something’s going on with this particular family and this child,” Thomas said, adding, “It’s a sad story but we never got a sense that the child was dead.”

Another resident who didn’t want to be identified spoke about rumors that swirled on the street indicating the boy was whisked out of the country but as the mystery grows so does the intrigue and local theories. Still, the NYPD states that no matter how big or how small any information could lead them to Alford’s whereabouts. With what would be his 19th birthday approaching on Nov. 28, investigators hope they will be able to solve the mystery at long last.

Anyone with information regarding this missing child can call Crime Stoppers at 800-577-TIPS (for Spanish, dial 888-57-PISTA). You can also submit tips online at crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, or on Twitter @NYPDTips. All calls and messages are kept confidential
'There's always time for redemption': These two NYPD detectives continue decade-long search for missing Brooklyn boy, Patrick K. Alford | amNewYork

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 24, 2021
NYPD renews search for Brooklyn boy who went missing more than a decade ago (news12.com)
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"Right now, it's still an active investigation. We're still looking for Patrick and we're looking for help from the public," says NYPD missing persons Detective Leiddy Zubber.

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Police say K-9 units traced his scent to the intersection of Pennsylvania and Shroeder avenues, but it ended there.

"We searched every building, every waterway. Aviation was used to do roof searches," Zubber says.

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"There were thousands of interviews done," Zubber says.

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Each year, detectives return to the scene and talk to residents with the hoping that one piece to the puzzle falls into place.

"Every little detail can possibly help us," Zubber says. "Now that we have more technology, more social media, we want you to share this story."

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On top of the $13,000 Crime Stoppers reward, there is also a $250,000 reward for his safe return.

 

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Patrick Alford case haunts investigators years later | PIX11

 

[John/Jane Doe]

Patrick Kennedy Alford Jr. – The Charley Project

 

[emem1138]

I have been following Patrick's case since it began all those years ago. I wish there was some resolution.

 

[DS2021]

Bump

 

[GuyfromCanada]

JAN 23

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD released an age-progression image of how Staten Islander Patrick Alford might look today to mark 13 years since the date of his mysterious disappearance as a young boy in Brooklyn.

A sketch showing a likeness of Patrick at his current age of 20 was paired with a photo of the boy from New Brighton from around the time he was last seen at age 7 on Jan. 22, 2010, at his temporary home in a Starrett City development, formerly known as Spring Creek Towers, at 130 Vandalia Ave., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

NYPD sketch shows how S.I. boy would look today, 13 years after he vanished

Newly-released image shows how Patrick Alford, who was reported missing at age 7 in 2010, probably looks today.

www.silive.com

 

[chrissybk]

I live in Starrett City and I remember when Patrick went missing like it was yesterday. This case will always be in my heart and on my mind. Someone has to have seen something or knows something.