UPDATE
BROWARD COUNTY, FL — Deerfield Beach residents who saw a missing persons alert this week can close the loop.
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit said they have safely located 58-year-old Mary Ann Dubatowka, who had been reported missing from Deerfield Beach. Investigators said she has since been reunited with family.
BSO issued the missing persons alert after she was last seen at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, near the 400 block of Tilford W., according to the agency’s public information release.
The case was handled by BSO’s Missing Persons Unit. BSO did not release additional details in the update about where she was found or what led detectives to her.
What happens next is straightforward: the missing persons alert is effectively resolved, and the woman is back with family, based on BSO’s statement.
Residents should watch for official updates from BSO when alerts are issued and when they are cleared. In this case, BSO’s update indicates the person has been located safely and reunited with family.
Originally reported by Boca Post
BROWARD COUNTY, FL — BSO detectives are searching for a missing woman last seen Tuesday night in Deerfield Beach, and they are asking the public to call in tips.
Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit said they are trying to locate 58-year-old Mary Ann Dubatowka.
Investigators said Dubatowka was last seen at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, June 16, near the 400 block of Tilford W in Deerfield Beach. She was last seen wearing a white nightgown.
BSO described Dubatowka as about 5 feet 9 inches tall and about 150 pounds, with blonde hair and blue eyes.
According to her family, Dubatowka experiences mental illness.
The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is handling the case. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact BSO Missing Persons Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number at 954-764-HELP (4357).
For residents in Boca Raton and across Palm Beach County who travel through Deerfield Beach, BSO is asking people to stay alert and report any sightings or information directly to the numbers provided. The next step in the search depends on tips from the public and any new information investigators receive.
