Woman, 61, reported missing from Annadale neighborhood on Staten Island, NYPD says

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The NYPD is asking for the public’s help to locate a 61-year-old woman reported missing from her home in Annadale.

Maria Vella most recently was seen leaving her residence in the vicinity of Woodrow Road and Arden Avenue on Jan. 8 around 6 p.m., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

Police described the missing woman as standing about 5′3″ tall and weighing about 165 pounds, with a light complexion. She was seen wearing a burgundy-colored three-quarter-length coat, a burgundy-colored knit hat, blue jeans, and a gold ring with a green stone.

The photo of the missing woman was supplied to the media by the NYPD.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident 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 Crime Stoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/, or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

All calls are strictly confidential.