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Police looking for missing Whitestone woman

By Madina Toure

WHITESTONE — Police were searching for a Whitestone woman who went missing in her neighborhood.

The woman, identified as Drita Handanovic, 39, was last seen between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m. Monday inside of her home on 163rd Street and Willets Point Boulevard, according to the police.

Police described the woman as white, 5-foot-tall with brown eyes and blond hair, and weighing 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing a black jacket, black pants, a black knit cap and pink sneakers.

The investigation was ongoing, according to a police spokeswoman.