The Yonkers Police Department is currently and actively searching for 29-year-old Sarah CAMARDA - photograph attached/below. CAMARDA was arrested yesterday evening for felony drug possession and was in-custody at the Yonkers City Jail located at the Cacace Justice Center awaiting arraignment tomorrow morning. This afternoon CAMARDA was transported by two police officers to Saint Joseph's Hospital located across the street from the Justice Center for medical treatment; while in the emergency room CAMARDA was handcuffed to a gurney. Another patient several beds away unrelated to CAMARDA started to behave in a disorderly manner which escalated to a dispute when he threatened to shoot up the hospital and or doctor causing a commotion. The officers there requested back-up assistance and intervened to prevent any physical violence; at the same time, CAMARDA used that opportunity to apparently slip-off her handcuffs and leave the hospital at approximately 5:30 PM.

A large scale search for CAMARDA is underway; multiple officers and specialized units from the Yonkers Police Department and assisting agencies are actively canvassing for CAMARDA. She is not considered a public safety threat. CAMARDA is described as white female, 5'6", 130 pounds, last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, burgundy bubble jacket, and multi-colored pants; she has brown reddish hair worn in a ponytail.

If anyone has information as to CAMARDA's whereabouts, they are asked to call the Yonkers Police Department at (914) 377-7900 - emergencies dial 9-1-1.

Alert sent on 11/05/2019 at 8:28PM EST

SARAH J CAMARDA (JPG)

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