Updated: Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011, 9:10 AM EDT
Published : Tuesday, 12 Jul 2011, 7:05 AM EDT
BY KATHY CARVAJAL
MYFOXNY.COM - A nine-year-old boy from Borough Park, Brooklyn is missing.
Leibby Kletzky was reportedly last seen after leaving the Boyan Day Camp on 44th Street at around 5 p.m. Monday.
He is described by a local paper as having light brown hair, black glasses and was wearing a grey and light blue striped shirt, navy pants, black sneakers, a blue knapsack with the words 'Nechmod Day Camp' at the time of his disappearance.
The NYPD says a search is underway for the boy.
FOX 5 News reporter Antwan Lewis spoke with local residents who say as many as 2,000 people took to the street Monday night in search of the boy.
A command post was set up at 57th Street and 15th Avenue for volunteers searching the area.
If you have seen the boy or know his whereabouts, contact police.
Authorities say Leibby was last seen leaving the Boyan Day Camp on 1205 44th Street between 12th and 13th Avenues shortly before 5 p.m. Monday.
Leibby is also known by the Hebrew name "Yehuda ben Esther," is four feet tall and weighs 50 pounds. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt with green and white stripes, blue pants, a black leather belt, black socks, and black sneakers.
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind is offering $5,000 to anyone with information leading to the boy's safe return.
Anyone with information on the case should contact the the Shomrim Patrol at 1-718-871-6666 or the Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. They can also reach Crime Stoppers by texting CRIMES and then enter TIP577, or visitingwww.nypdcrimestoppers.com.
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Volunteers gather early this morning at the Flatbush mobile command center to get instructions in helping in the search. Photo: EliBrooklyn, NY - Hundreds of volunteers searched throughout the night for Leibby Kletzky, the nine year old boy who has been missing since 5 PM last night, when he failed to come home from the Boyan Day Camp on 44th Street between 12th and 13th Avenues.
Boro Park, Flatbush and Williamsburg Shomrim joined forces with the NYPD, including K9 and aviation units, as they combed streets, alleys and backyards in search of the missing boy, who was wearing a grey and light blue striped shirt, navy pants, black sneakers and a knapsack bearing the words “Nechmod Day Camp” at the time of his disappearance. In just hours, the streets of Boro Park have been plastered with posters of Leibby and Shomrim is going house to house in the area. Automated calls have gone out to residents asking them to check their property for the missing boy.
Volunteers thought they had a lead when they discovered this morning a bag from Nechmod Day Camp under a car, but it was determined to be a disposable bag and not relevant to the case.
While initial reports indicated that surveillance cameras had spotted Leibby walking on 13th Avenue until 50th Street, careful scrutiny by Leibby’s parents have determined that he is not the boy in the video. The only confirmed video sighting of the youth is on a camera showing him leaving the Boyan Camp on 44th Street.
With the dawn of a new day, the search has intensified and volunteers are hoping that as stores open for the day they will hopefully be able to acquire more security tapes from nearby businesses that can provide more clues to the whereabouts of the missing boy. Additionally, volunteers will search stores to determine if Leibby was accidentally locked inside one of the stores.
Shomrim are circling the streets of Boro Park, with loudspeakers on their vehicles, asking anyone who has any information regarding the whereabouts of Leibby Kletzky to please contact them immediately.
Volunteers will also be on hand when the Boyan Day Camp opens this morning at 9:30 AM, in case the boy returns there this morning.
“We are requesting that everyone stay alert,” said Chaim Deutsch of Flatbush Shomrim in an interview with VIN News. “If anyone sees anything at all, they are requested to call us at 718 871 6666.”
Approximately 100 to 150 volunteers are on hand this morning to continue the search and anyone who is able to help out can come to the command center at 15th Avenue and 57th Street in Boro Park.
A Facebook post by Kristin Thorne, a reporter for CBS News states “I’ve never seen such a community effort to find a missing child.”
“We have 2,000 people searching for the kid. We went through every backyard, every front yard, every possibility,” search coordinator Shaya Lichtenstein told WCBS 880′s Mike Xirinachs.
Meanwhile, this morning Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) is offering a $5,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the safe return of the nine-year-old boy.
“This is every parent’s and every community’s worst nightmare,” said Hikind. “Anyone with credible information of Leibby’s whereabouts should immediately contact the authorities. NYPD and the Shomrim are working in tandem to bring about Leibby’s safe return.”
Hikind praised the tremendous efforts of the NYPD; the Boro Park, Flatbush, and Williamsburg Shomrim; as well as hundreds of volunteers who have been combing the area searching for Leibby since last night.
“Somebody had to have seen something,” remarked Hikind. “Even the tiniest detail that may seem irrelevant to you could be a vital piece of information.”
Video below from late last night inside mobile command.
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A television reporter arriving early this morning in Borough Park
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Posters hung up on the street. Photo: EliPhotos below from last night. Credit: Eli
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[SEE UPDATE BELOW] Our community’s elected officials sprung into action this morning to assist in the effort for the safe return of nine-year-old boy Leibby Kletzky who never returned home from Boyan Day Camp located at 44th Street between 12th and 13th Avenues after camp ended yesterday. The boy was last seen on surveillance footage at 13th Avenue until 50th Street.
According to published reports, Leibby was last seen wearing “a grey and light blue striped shirt, navy pants, black sneakers and a knapsack bearing the words “Nechmod Day Camp” at the time of his disappearance.”
YWN confirmed this morning that a total of $25,000 in reward money was being offered for information leading to the return of Leibby Kletzky. Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who offered $5,000 of that $25,000 reward, explained, “This is every parent’s and every community’s worst nightmare. Anyone with credible information of Leibby’s whereabouts should immediately contact the authorities.”
NYC Councilman David Greenfield gave his staff the day off to assist in the search for the missing boy.
“As the father of young children, I couldn’t sleep last night when I heard the news. I spent the night on the phone working to ensure that the NYPD had all the resources to search for Leibby,” explained Greenfield. “This kind of rare event is a tragedy not just for the Kletzky family but for the entire community. Rest assured, this is a top priority for the NYPD who has told me that they are using every tool at their disposal to find Leibby.”
Greenfield’s staff will be heading over to the Shomrim command center at 15th Avenue and 57th Street. Greenfield encouraged anyone that is available today to do the same, “I want to thank the NYPD and the hundred of volunteers who spent the night searching for Leibby. The achdus of the community is remarkable. Especially the amazing volunteer work of Shomrim, Hatzolah, Chaverim and Misaskim,” concluded Greenfield.
Anyone with information is urged to immediately contact the police desk at 718-851-5641 or the Shomrim at 718-871-6666.
UPDATE: Chaim Deutsch, founder of the Flatbush Shomrim has just informed YWN, that a resident of Flatbush has just pledged an additional $10,000 to the existing reward.
http://www.theyeshivaworld.com/news/General+News/97231/Community-Leaders-Offers-%2425k-Reward%3B-Greenfield-Closes-Office-So-Staff-Can-Search-For-Missing-Boy-%5BUPDATED%5D.html
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Leiby Kletzky
Police are looking for an 8-year-old boy who went missing after leaving school in Brooklyn Monday afternoon.
Leiby Kletzky was last seen around 4:50 p.m. as he left Yeshiva Boyan on 44th Street in Borough Park.
He is described as being around 4 feet tall and weighing 50 pounds, and was wearing a blue shirt with green and white stripes, blue pants and a black belt and sneakers.
Authorities on Tuesday described him as being in good mental and physical health.
Anyone with information in regards to this missing is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.
חיפושים נרחבים מתנהלים מזה כ-12 שעות אחר הילד יהודה קלצקי, שיצא מקעמפ 'בויאן', ולא שב לביתו. הילד שיצא ברבע לשש מה'קעמפ' בושש מלבוא לביתו, דבר שהחל להדאיג את הוריו שביקשו את עזרת 'השומרים'.
כעבור זמן קצר החלו חיפושים נרחבים בכל אזור בורו פארק, כשעיקר החיפושים התמקדו ברחוב 12 בבורו פארק ובדרכים המובילות לביתו של הילד.
גם כוחות גדולים של משטרת ניו יורק החלו בחיפושים, ובהמשך גם הועלו מסוקים שהחלו בחיפושים אחר הילד. במשטרת ניו יורק הוציאו מיידית תיאור של הילד בעל שעיר חום בהיר, לבש משקפיים שחורים, לבש חולצת פסים כחולה ומכנסים בצבע כחול כהה, נעלי ספורט שחורים והיה לו תיק שעליו הכיתוב 'מחנה נחמד יום'.
במשטרת ניו יורק החלו להחרים סרטי צילום מחנויות שונות לאורך השדרה ה-13 בבורופארק, ובהם נראה הילד הולך בהם עד לרחוב ה-50.
בשעות אלו שהינם שעות ליל בניו יורק, עדיין עסוקים בחיפושים נרחבים, כשלארגון 'השומרים' בבורו פארק, הצטרפו גם השומרים מוילימסבורג, פלטבוש וקראון הייטס.
הציבור נקרא להרבות בתהילים לשלומו של הילד יהודה בן אסתר
Unconfirmed: BORO PARK UD: the Reward Grows up to $60,000 from more Askunim the Donated money
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Cold water and food being delivered this afternoon to the command post at 15th Ave. The food was donated by Met CouncilBrooklyn, NY - As the entire Jewish community anxiously follows the story of the nine year old Borough Park boy who has been missing for the past nineteen hours, several anonymous Flatbush donors have followed Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s lead and are donating money to be offered as a reward for any information leading to the safe return of Leibby Kletzky, according to Chaim Deutsch of Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol.
With Hikind offering a reward of $5,000 and the three donors offering rewards of $20,000, $5,000 and $5,000 respectively, the reward has grown to $35,000, with donors hoping that others will follow suit so that an even larger reward can be offered in this case.
“We are positive that the community will come out in full force for this effort and we would not be surprised to see a reward of close to $100,000 offered for Leibby’s safe return,” said Deutsch in an interview with VIN News.
Police are not ruling out foul play in the case and are refusing to comment on several leads currently under investigation.
Deutsch confirmed that the search is not heading in a positive direction.
“It is rare to have a child missing for this length of time,” said Deutsch. “Normally if a child is found and they are disoriented or helpless, they end up in a hospital, which isn’t the case here. We can’t rule out abduction. We can’t rule out him accidentally falling into a construction site.”
Several hundred volunteers, many of whom are still on scene after spending the entire night searching for the missing child, continue to scour Brooklyn for both Leibby and any leads that anyone may be able to provide in the case.
A spokesperson at City Councilman David Greenfield’s office confirms that the Councilman gave his staff the day off so that they could join the search efforts as well.
“As the father of young children, I couldn’t sleep last night when I heard the news. I spent the night on the phone working to ensure that the NYPD had all the resources to search for Leibby. Of course, it was also a long night for the hundreds of volunteers from Shomrim, Chaverim, Hatzolah and Misaskim who were searching for Leibby. They have the gratitude of the entire community for their continuing efforts,” said Greenfield. “This kind of rare event is a tragedy not just for the Kletzky family but for the entire community. Rest assured, this is a top priority for the NYPD who have told me that they are using every tool at their disposal to find Leibby,” Greenfield concluded.
The nineteen hour search marks a huge coordinated effort between many organizations, all of whom are working together in the hopes that Leibby will be found safe and sound.
Benny Lifshitz, a spokesman for Crown Heights Shomrim who have been active in the search since it began told VIN News “just like every other neighborhood in Brooklyn, we are here to help. We have sent as many people as we can spare and we hope that the boy will be found quickly and safely.”
“We haven’t had any sleep,” said Yanky Itzkovitz Chief coordinator of Williamsburg Shomrim. “We are working together with other branches of Shomrim and Hatzala, searching all buildings, working block after block. People should be vigilant and if anyone has any information at all regarding this case they should please call us. Even the tiniest bit of information could be a very big help in our search for Leibby. Meanwhile, we continue to search and are hoping for the best.”
Food donated by met council being delivered to command post
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Police set up command post on 13th Ave July 12 2011 Photo: ELiBrooklyn, NY - Ongoing search this afternoon on the missing Brooklyn boy who disappeared after leaving day camp.
Leiby Kletzky, 8, was last seen at his school, Yeshiva Boyan in Borough Park, around 5 p.m. Monda.
100’s of volunteers have scoured the neighborhood since, but the boy remains missing.
See below photos of the ongoing coordination and search in Borough Park. Photo: Eli
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Brooklyn, NY - As the search for Leibby Kletzky passes the twenty hour mark, volunteers from all over the New York metropolitan area are doing everything in their power to bring the nine year old home to his family.
In a coordinated effort by NY Assemblyman Dov Hikind, The reward for the missing boy is now up to $100,000 as community members open their wallets in the hopes that the large sum will entice someone to come forward with information that might lead to the safe return of the child.
Chaim Deutsch of the Flatbush Shomrim has announced that the joint Shomrim forces have put out a massive call for volunteers from all over to join in the massive search. Volunteers are asked to report to 61st Street, between 15th and 16th Avenues at 5 PM.
Busloads of volunteers from many areas including the Catskills, Lakewood and Monsey are expected to join the search later today.
The case has come to the attention of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Alexandria, Virginia based organization that was founded twenty seven years ago to help find missing children and they are hoping to put together a profile of Leibby Kletzky to add to their registry.
VIN News has learned that the case has come to the attention of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, the Alexandria, Virginia based organization that was founded twenty seven years ago to help find missing children and they are hoping to put together a profile of Leibby Kletzky to add to their registry.
By Sean Gardiner and Alison Fox
A massive search effort is underway for a 9-year-old boy who went missing after leaving his summer camp in Brooklyn’s Borough Park neighborhood on Monday afternoon.
Leiby Kletzky was last seen leaving the yeshiva where Nechmod Camp is held, located at 1205 44th Street in Brooklyn just before 5 p.m. Monday, police said.
Bob Moskovitz, a member of the Flatbush Shomrim Safety Patrol, said people in the community have been searching for the 4-foot tall, 50-pound boy since around 8 p.m. Monday evening. A Shomrim command center with food and water has been set up on 15th Avenue and 57th Street.
Moskovitz estimated that anywhere between 1,000 and 2,000 volunteers have joined the search so far. To coordinate search efforts, the neighborhood safety patrol has been handing out grid cards that assign each volunteer a two-block area to search, he said.
“They haven’t stopped for one minute,” Moskovitz said of the response from volunteers. “I cannot hand out the grids fast enough.”
New York Police Department officers using helicopters, horses and search dogs have also been canvassing the area, so far without success.
Moskovitz said the searchers have covered a 10-square-foot area from Borough Park into Flatbush twice since Monday night. “But unfortunately we’ve hit a brick wall,” he said Tuesday afternoon.
The searchers have looked in streets, alleyways and stores, but Moskovitz said they have not yet entered homes. According to the boy’s family, Leiby doesn’t have a history of being a runaway and is in good physical and mental condition, Moskovitz said.
State Assemblyman Dov Hikind said that pledges from local residents and businesses had increased the initial $5,000 reward for information about the boy’s whereabouts to $100,000.
Shomrim officials are also handing out cards with information about Leiby, including what he was last wearing: a blue shirt with green and white stripes, blue pants, black belt, black socks and sneakers and a blue backpack with a “Nechmod Camp” logo.
Pearl Tyrnauer, a friend of the boy’s family, said that Leiby is a “very friendly boy.” He described Leiby’s mother as an over-protective parent who would assign one of her older daughters to accompany the boy if he wanted to go the park to play.
Tyrnauer said that her husband spoke with Leiby’s parents, who said their son had walked home from camp with another student on Monday. The student’s home is about a block away from Leiby’s, and that’s where the two children parted ways.
Tyrnauer said that Leiby’s mother often met him near the friend’s home after school. But when she went to meet her son yesterday, Leiby wasn’t there.
Police say that at this time there is no evidence of foul play.
“We can’t speculate at this time” about foul play, said Moskovitz, the safety patrol official. “Why think the worst? We would like to be optimistic.”
