CANCELED – Silver Alert: 81-Year-Old Woman Missing From Florida

by Missing Persons Desk | Jan 16, 2026 · 2:43 am | Florida News

Freddie Starks, Image Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

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UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Silver Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.


A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Freddie Starks in Florida, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Freddie Starks, last seen in the area of the 1200 block of Squirrel Lane South in Jacksonville, Florida who was last seen wearing a red barrette hat, dark blue windbreaker with a hood, dark black and blue shirt, and blue pants. She may be traveling in a 2014, silver Ford Escape, FL tag number HTTC30. The vehicle has a Mike Davidson Ford license plate cover (as seen in the vehicle photo).

  • Age at disappearance: 81 years
  • Sex: Female
  • Race: Black
  • Hair: Gray
  • Eyes: Brown
  • Height: 5’05”
  • Weight: 130
  • Vehicle: 2014 FORD ESCAPE (FL tag HTTC30)

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or call 911.

Silver Alerts are used in Florida when an older adult goes missing under circumstances that raise concern for their safety. Law enforcement pushes out these details so more people are watching the roads and neighborhoods.

Details in this story are drawn from an FDLE alert flyer for this case. You can view the official FDLE flyer here.

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Photo, Image Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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Photo, Image Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement
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