Missing Person Alert from CaringKind

CaringKind, New York City’s leading expert on Alzheimer’s and dementia caregiving for more than 30 years, has issued the following alert. MedicAlert® NYC Wanderer’s Safety Program works in conjunction with the New York City Police Department and other key community partners to locate missing persons with dementia who wander.

Missing: Gloria Williams (aka “Gia”) is an 81-year-old African American female who suffers from dementia and diabetes and may require help returning home. She weighs 135 pounds, has brown eyes, grey hair with one long black dreadlock, and a dark birth mark on her chin.

Last Seen: She was last seen on Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at approximately 4:00 p.m. near 158th Street and Amsterdam Avenue in the Washington Heights area of Manhattan, NY (10032). She was last seen wearing a black coat, black leggings, and a black stocking cap.

She is not enrolled in the MedicAlert® NYC Wanderer's Safety Program.

Any leads on this person should be called into the

MedicAlert® NYC Wanderer's Safety Program

(1-800-625-3780)

or Det. Michael McDonough at 1-212-694-7782

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