2yo NYC boy vanishes, cops question dad: sources
Little Montrell Williams was wearing only a white shirt and diaper when he vanished around 10 p.m. Saturday from an apartment building on Hunts Point Avenue and Gilbert Place in Hunts Point, cops said.
Montrell was last seen with his dad, who has split custody with the boy's mom, sources said. The tot lives about a mile from where he was last seen.
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Montrell Williams, 2, disappeared Saturday night, and cops are now questioning his dad, authorities and sources said.
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The father is now being questioned by police, according to sources.
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Anyone with information on the tot's disappearance 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 CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on X @NYPDTips.
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