DOVER, N.J. (Morris County) — A Randolph woman who had been missing since July has been found safe in New York City following a months-long investigation involving multiple law enforcement agencies, according to the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office.
Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll, Chief of Detectives Robert McNally, and Human Services Police Chief Brian Lee announced Tuesday that 26-year-old Destiny Erts, who was last seen at the Dover Public Library on July 11, 2025, was located on October 21, 2025, in Harlem.
Authorities said the investigation extended into New York City, with the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Missing Persons Unit and the Human Services Police Department working in coordination with the NYPD and FBI. Law enforcement officials responded to New York and assisted in safely returning Erts to New Jersey.
“Through the extensive cooperative efforts of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Missing Persons Unit, NYPD, Human Services Police, FBI, and other law enforcement agencies, Erts was located,” the Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement.
Prosecutor Carroll expressed gratitude to all agencies involved and to the public for their assistance and concern.
“On behalf of the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office, I want to thank our law enforcement partners, including the NYPD and FBI, for their efforts during this investigation, and the public for their assistance and expressions of concern about Ms. Erts’s wellbeing,” Carroll said.
