UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Silver Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.
FLORIDA — A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for a missing woman last known to be in New Port Richey, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.
FDLE said the alert is for Mary Jones, 71, from New Port Richey in Pasco County. She is described as a white woman with gray hair and blue eyes. FDLE listed her height as 5 feet, 7 inches and her weight as 135 pounds.
The last known area provided in the FDLE alert is New Port Richey, Pasco County. No other location details were included in the flyer.
Silver Alerts are statewide notifications used in Florida to help locate missing older adults. The information is distributed so the public can recognize the person and report tips quickly to law enforcement.
Authority for the case sits with the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office, which is the agency FDLE directed the public to contact. Anyone with information is asked to call the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office at 727-847-5878 or call 911.
What happens next is driven by incoming tips and follow-up by the sheriff’s office. Residents who live, work, or travel through Pasco County should watch for the person described in the alert and report any information directly to law enforcement.
FDLE’s official flyer is posted online at http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/MCICSearch/Flyer.asp?ID=513425.
