New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

Our Project RISE (Respond, Invest, Sustain and Empower) funds and supports programs working to increase opportunities for youth and families and help empower neighborhoods disproportionately affected by gun violence. Through RISE, we have invested $14 million in seven cities to support and expand existing programs and create new ones that meet these goals.

RISE supports the Boys & Girls Club of Newburgh, which created a workforce development program for teens that recently allowed them to host "BGC on the Block" – a block party for the community.

Vice President of Club Operations Dareshanie D’Arpino shared the impact of the event: “They took charge of the entire event, from planning and marketing to executing activities, engaging with vendors, and managing the set-up and clean-up. Their dedication and hard work paid off as they successfully hosted over 175 attendees. This event not only showcased their organizational skills but also encouraged other teens to join the Boys & Girls Club, providing a safe and positive alternative to being on the streets. We are immensely proud of our teens and their commitment to giving back to their community. Their story … truly embodies the positive impact of DCJS funding and the empowerment of our youth.”

MISSING PERSONS MONDAY: Every Monday when there is not an active alert for a missing person, we highlight a case that remains under investigation by police with support from our Missing Persons Clearinghouse.

This week, we feature Craig Frear, a Scotia-Glenville High School student who was last seen on June 27, 2004, leaving a friend's house at Cambridge Manor apartments in Scotia. He was seen walking along the railroad tracks before being reported missing to police on July 2nd.

On the anniversary of his disappearance, several Capital Region news outlets, including WRGB CBS 6 News, Albany published and aired stories on the NY STATE Police continued search for answers.

Read more here: cbs6albany.com/news/local/20-years-later-craig-frears-family-still-seeks-answers-missing-disappearance-have-you-seen-me-mystery-disappeared-ny-scotia-decades-railroad-matt-

Anyone with information is asked to email [email protected] or call 518-457-6811.

Additional information can be found here: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-child/31

20 years later, Craig Frear's family still seeks answers A somber anniversary, marking 20 years since Craig Frear was last seen in Scotia.

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The child has been located and is safe.

(CANCELED) MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is an active missing child alert for a 15-year-old boy with autism from Chester, Orange County. Information indicates he was in the area of Route 32 in the town of Woodbury, Orange County at 3:30 a.m. Sunday June 30, 2024. www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/6320

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office has located the woman and she is safe.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert out of Fort Edward, Washington County, for a 68-year-old woman. More:
criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5762

Our staff recently participated in the national campaign to on the challenges and dangers faced by youth who have run away. November is marked annually as National Runaway Prevention Month.

Among other responsibilities, the Missing Persons Clearinghouse at DCJS leads the state’s Runaway Intervention Working Group, a collaboration among state agencies that is working to develop best practices and recommendations for services providers and stakeholders who interact with youth at high risk for multiple runaway episodes. The aim is to reduce or prevent those episodes through multidisciplinary interventions.

The Runaway Safeline, which leads the campaign, operates a free, confidential hotline (1-800-786-2929), around the clock, for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth. Learn more at 1800runaway.org

MISSING PERSONS MONDAY — Each Monday when there is no active missing persons alert, the Missing Persons Clearinghouse features an unsolved case. This week’s is a child last seen in Bay Shore, Suffolk Co. in Feb. She may have traveled to Mass.

Learn more: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/ #/missing-child/5095

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. A member of the public who recognized this missing person from a poster notified police.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an alert for a missing vulnerable adult who was last seen in Niagara Falls.

Details: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5754

Wishing all of our public safety and criminal justice professionals - especially those who are working today - a safe and Happy Thanksgiving. 🦃🍁

Our SNUG Street Outreach staff recently spoke at the annual convention about the program’s public health approach to reducing gun violence across the state. This includes staff who work in and around schools to connect with youth at risk of engaging in or being affected by gun violence.

These staff are credible messengers who live in the same community as the young people they are trying to help. Through their work, they seek to interrupt violence, prevent retaliation by mediating conflict and connect individuals with trauma-informed counseling, support and other services to help keep youth on a path toward success.

Record-level state investments secured by has allowed the program to expand from 12 to 14 communities with high rates of gun violence.

Check out this article to learn more:

State work on reducing gun violence involves outreach to public schools - New York State School Boards Association In 2010, the state Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) launched a program to reduce gun violence. Inspired by a Chicago-based program called Cure Violence, it's called SNUG, or "guns" in reverse.

MISSING PERSONS MONDAY: Every Monday when there are no active missing persons alerts in NYS, DCJS and the Missing Persons Clearinghouse highlight an unsolved case.

Details on this case from Mt. Kisco/Westchester County from July 2022 can be found here:

www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/ #/missing-vulnerable-adult/4529

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The child was safely located .

(CANCELED) MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is a missing child alert out of Rochester, Monroe County.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5745

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The child was safely located by family.

(CANCELED) MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is a missing child alert out of Brooklyn.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5743

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The individual was located, in a parked vehicle on a New Jersey highway, by a fellow New Yorker who was aware of the alert.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing vulnerable adult alert out of Nassau County.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5742

November is National Runaway Prevention Month, and Thursday is Wear Green Day, when supporters across the nation wear green and post pictures on social media with messages about their commitment to youth who have run away or are experiencing homelessness. You can register as an official partner here: https://www.1800runaway.org/nrpmpartner and learn more about National Runaway Prevention Month by watching this video: https://youtu.be/tdmoq9pxk9M

We, at DCJS, are proud to partner with and and others to shine a spotlight on this issue which is behind the vast majority of our Missing Persons Clearinghouse’s Missing Child Alerts. Our Clearinghouse staff work around to clock to publicize these alerts and provide assistance to law enforcement handling these cases. Too often, runaway youth also become victims of crime.

Please join us in our effort to show support for these youth who are often struggling on their own to find safe and secure housing.
November is National Runaway Prevention Month, and Thursday is Wear Green Day, when supporters across the nation wear green and post pictures on social media with messages about their commitment to youth who have run away or are experiencing homelessness. You can register as an official partner here: https://www.1800runaway.org/nrpmpartner and learn more about National Runaway Prevention Month by watching this video: https://youtu.be/tdmoq9pxk9M

We, at DCJS, are proud to partner with and and others to shine a spotlight on this issue which is behind the vast majority of our Missing Persons Clearinghouse’s Missing Child Alerts. Our Clearinghouse staff work around to clock to publicize these alerts and provide assistance to law enforcement handling these cases. Too often, runaway youth also become victims of crime.

Please join us in our effort to show support for these youth who are often struggling on their own to find safe and secure housing.

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The individual has been located and is safe after a hospital employee who was aware of the alert recognized him.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert for an 87-year-old man last seen yesterday in Yonkers, Westchester County. More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5725

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The individual has been located and is safe.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert for an 85-year-old woman from Oceanside, Nassau County. Information indicates she was last seen in the area of the Long Beach Bridge in Island Park. More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5722

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The individual has been located and is safe.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert for a 79-year-old man last seen earlier today in Buffalo, Erie County.
www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5717

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The individual has been located in Syracuse, Onondaga County and is safe.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert out of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County. The individual may have traveled to Pulaski, Oswego County. www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5716

UPDATE: This alert is canceled.
The individual involved has been located and is safe.
(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert out of Delmar, Albany County. More: https://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5713

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The child was safely located by Troy Police Department

CANCELED MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is a missing child alert out of Rensselaer County.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5707

It’s National Runaway Prevention Month. We are home to the Missing Persons Clearinghouse, which provides support to law enforcement agencies investigating cases involving missing children and vulnerable adults, and during Education Week, we are proud to on the challenges and dangers faced by youth who have run away.

Almost 95 percent of the children who went missing last year in New York State were reported as runaways. Youth who run away face increased risks of dropping out of school, experience health problems and often, become victims of crime.

The Runaway Safeline, which leads the month-long campaign, also operates a free, confidential hotline (1-800-786-2929), around the clock, for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth. Learn more at

National Runaway Safeline | National Runaway Safeline Call 1-800-RUNAWAY if you are thinking of running from home, if you have a friend who has runaway, or if you are a runaway ready to go home.

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The individual has been located and he is safe.

(CANCELED) ACTIVE MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is a missing adult alert out of Manhattan, New York County.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5697

Today is National Resource Day, an opportunity to spotlight the resources available to support youth in crisis across the country.

November is National Runaway Prevention Month, which aims to empower individuals, organizations, and communities to take action, work together and help prevent youth homelessness. is spearheaded by the National Runaway Safeline: 1-800-RUNAWAY.

Our Missing Persons Clearinghouse staff supports families of those who are missing and assists law enforcement agencies investigating cases involving missing children and adults.

New York State Office of Children and Family Services also offers resources and support: https://ocfs.ny.gov/programs/youth/rhy/find-help.php

Youth and Teens: Looking for help? | Runaway and Homeless Youth | OCFS If you or someone you know are struggling with where to go, how to survive, or how to get home help is available – you’re not alone!

November is National Runaway Prevention Month, spearheaded by National Runaway Safeline, a national crisis line for runaway, homeless and at-risk youth.

The campaign aims to on the experiences of youth who have left home, experienced homelessness and too often, remain invisible.

The National Runaway Safeline offers free, confidential support around the clock: 1-800-786-2929.

We are home to the Missing Persons Clearinghouse, which provides support to police agencies investigating missing persons cases.

Last year in NYS, 94% of the 11,784 children who went missing were reported as runaways.

Many went missing more than once, and, according to data from the National Runaway Safe Line, children frequently leave because they face conflicts with their parents or experience physical or s*xual abuse.

It is not a crime to run away, but many runaways are vulnerable to being victimized by individuals who offer false promises of help. One in six children reported missing to National Center for Missing & Exploited Children become victims of s*x trafficking, and those who run away have higher rates of dropping out of school and becoming involved with the criminal justice system.

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The child has been located and is safe.

(CANCELED) ACTIVE MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is an active missing child alert out of Monroe County.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5689

MISSING PERSONS MONDAY: Every Monday when there is no active missing person alert in New York State, DCJS’ Missing Persons Clearinghouse posts a link to an unsolved case.

This week features a teen who was last seen Aug. 16, 2023 in Erie County.

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UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. The Nassau County PD safely located the individual in Queens.

(CANCELED) MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is a missing child alert out of Manhasset, Nassau County.

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5685

MISSING CHILD ALERT: There is an active missing child alert out of Manhasset, Nassau County. The

More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5685

UPDATE: This alert has been canceled. A member of the public recognized this individual from the alert and she is safe.

(CANCELED) MISSING ADULT ALERT: There is an active missing adult alert out of Rochester, Monroe County. More: www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/missing/index.htm #/missing-alert/5682

MISSING PERSONS MONDAY — Each week, when there is no active Missing Person Alert, the Missing Persons Clearinghouse features an active unsolved case.

Yanira Argueta, 19, is a missing child, last seen Oct. 19, 2021 in St. James / Smithtown (Suffolk County) wearing all black.

She may have traveled to Oakland or San Francisco, California.

Please report tips and information to: 1-800-346-3543