Aleem Zarif Missing from Newark, New Jersey age 71

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Seventy-one-year-old Aleem Zarif was reported missing from Newark, New Jersey, after he was last seen on May 1, 2025. His case is listed in the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System with a last-contact location of Newark and a case creation date of September 4, 2025. According to the entry, his disappearance was formally reported in early August 2025.

NamUs records note that Mr. Zarif is unhoused and known to frequent Mayor Kenneth A. Gibson Boulevard in Newark, a detail tha ...Read More
Last Seen: May 01, 2025

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Victim Details

Created

Sep 03, 2025

Case Added

Sep 04, 2025

Firstname

Aleem

Lastname

Zarif

Current Age

71

Age At Disappearance

71

Height

69 inches

Weight

125 lbs

Ethnicity

Black / African American

Gender

Male

Last Seen

May 01, 2025

City

Newark

State

New Jersey

County

Essex County

Zip Code

Newark

Tribal Land

No

Vehicles

92

Agency ID

177400

Agency Name

Newark Police Department Special Victims Unit

Agency City

Newark

Agency State

New Jersey

Agency County

Essex County

Agency Zip Code

07108

Agency Contact

Bryan Lewis

Contact Job Title

Detective

Agency Address

300 Clinton Avenue, New Jersey

Agency Phone

9737337273

Agency Jurisdiction

Local

Agency Type

Law Enforcement

Agency Website

http://npd.newarkpublicsafety.org/index.php

Agency Case #

C25035363

Agency Report Date

2025-08-01

Primary Agency

Newark Police Department Special Victims Unit

Hair Color

Unknown

Left Eye Color

Brown

Right Eye Color

Brown

Last Updated

12/26/2025

Area Last Seen:

Aleem Zarif
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