The Brooklyn Park Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 79-year-old woman with severe dementia.

A woman who does not speak English and is suffering from memory-related disorders is missing in Brooklyn Park.

Brooklyn Park councilmember Christian Eriksen announced Tuesday he is running for the House seat previously held by Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman.

A statement from BPPD said 79-year-old Saleema Bibi walked away from the 6800 block of 63rd Avenue North Friday just before 7 a.m.

Brooklyn Park police say a girl has died after being shot Tuesday evening in the area of Lakeland Avenue North.

Three other teens were also reported missing in Brooklyn Park over the last several days: 17-year-old Carissa Lindstrom, 15-year-old Makayla Makor and an 18-year-old woman who has since been located. A teenage boy reported missing from Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, on Monday has been found safe, authorities say.

Fort Greene Park in Brooklyn, New York on July 2, 2025. Local activists have clashed with the New York City Parks Department for almost a decade to prevent the removal of more than 70 trees from a plaza on the northwest corner of the park, shown here. Photo: Andrew Denney/ALM

GREENPOINT, Brooklyn (WABC) -- In an exclusive interview with Eyewitness News, a woman says she was struck in the head by illegal fireworks set off in Brooklyn on the Fourth of July. She says she wants whoever is responsible to face consequences for their reckless actions.