A 13-year-old Coney Island girl has been missing for almost two weeks, and the NYPD is now asking the public for help finding her. Nyla Frazer was last seen at her home on West 31st Street at approximately 9 p.m. on August 2, wearing a black t-shirt, gray sweatpants, and black and blue sneakers, and carrying a blue purse.
Police describe Nyla as Black, 5 feet 3 inches tall, and weighing approximately 112 pounds, with brown eyes and green hair, according to the Brooklyn Eagle. Her disappearance falls under the jurisdiction of the NYPD’s 60th Precinct, headquartered at 2951 West 8th Street, which patrols a 3.4-square-mile stretch of southern Brooklyn covering Coney Island, Brighton Beach, West Brighton Beach, and Sea Gate, per NYC.gov.
Nearly two weeks have now passed since Nyla was reported missing, and the case has not been resolved. Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), or the Spanish-language line at 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). Tips can also be submitted through the Crime Stoppers website or via X at @NYPDTips.
Why an AMBER Alert Wasn’t Issued
Nyla’s case has not triggered a statewide AMBER Alert, which in New York is legally reserved for confirmed or strongly suspected abductions where police have reasonable cause to believe a child under 18 faces imminent danger of serious physical injury or death, according to the New York State Police. Those strict activation standards exist to prevent public alert fatigue and to reserve emergency broadcast overrides for clear abduction threats, which explains why cases like Nyla’s are instead publicized through Crime Stoppers bulletins and social media appeals…