82-year-old Atlanta woman with dementia missing since Monday found safe
Brenda Alexander (Georgia State Patrol)
ATLANTA - UPDATE: She has been found safe.
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ORIGINAL:
Atlanta police are asking the public for help finding a missing 82-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with dementia.
A Mattie's Call, Georgia's emergency missing alert for disabled or elderly persons, has been issued for Brenda Alexander.
What we know:
Investigators say Brenda Anderson was last seen leaving the Columbia Blackshear senior apartments on Medon Avenue SE at around 11:23 a.m. on Monday. According to police, the woman was given a ride to somewhere in southwest Atlanta or East Point.
Anderson is described as 5-feet-6-inches tall with a weight of 165 pounds. She has black eyes and gray hair in an afro style.
The missing woman was last seen wearing blue scrubs. She is believed to also have a cane and a brown patch pocketbook with her.
What you can do:
If you have any information on where Anderson could be, call 911 or the Atlanta Police Homicide/Adult Missing Persons Unit at (404) 546-4235.
The Source: Information for this story came from the Atlanta Police Department.