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NYPD looking for toddler and mom missing from Brooklyn home
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Brittany Kriegstein
Published Aug 20, 2025
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Police were asking the public Wednesday to look out for a mother and young daughter who went missing from their Brooklyn home this week.
NYPD officials said 20-year-old Jayla Echevarria and 3-year-old Nova Echevarria were last seen leaving their building on East 96th Street and Linden Boulevard in East Flatbush around 2 p.m. Monday.
Police said it was unclear where the pair were going and they have not previously gone missing.
Jayla Echevarria is about 5 feet 4 inches tall with black hair, according to the NYPD. She was last seen wearing a black tube top, ripped blue jeans and black sneakers.
Jayla Echevarria
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Her daughter was last seen wearing a blue shirt, blue shorts and pink shoes.
Nova Echevarria
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Officials are asking anyone with information about the Echevarrias to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or, for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips on the Crime Stoppers website.
This is a developing story based on preliminary information from police and may be updated.
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