Margarito Cruz (Photo via NYPD)

Police are asking for the public’s assistance in finding an 87-year-old man who has been missing since Saturday, August 1.

Margarito Cruz, of 172 5th Avenue, was last seen at 4 p.m. on Saturday in front of 174 5th Avenue (at 23rd Street) wearing a blue Con Edison tee shirt. He is 5’6″ tall, weighs 200 pounds and is deaf and mute.

 Anyone with information is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 800-577-TIPS.

The public can also submit their tips by logging onto http://www.crimestoppers.com or texting their tips to 274637(CRIMES) then enter TIP577.