Showing posts with label missing black women. Show all posts
Showing posts with label missing black women. Show all posts

Wednesday, December 27, 2023

Christina Parrott is Missing!

SOUTH CAROLINA- Sumter Police officers are asking for the public’s help finding a missing person, says the SPD.

According to the Sumter Police Department, Christina Parrott, 31, was reported missing on Tuesday, Dec. 27, by a family member.

Officers say Parrott is considered homeless and was last seen Dec. 21 on Main Street but was last spoken to on Dec. 23.

She is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs about 135 pounds.

Police and family are concerned for her well-being.

Anyone who has seen Parrott or knows where she can be found is asked to call the Sumter Police Department at 803-436-2700.

[SOURCE: ABCCOLUMBIA]

Sunday, March 19, 2023

Bertha Coats Is Missing!

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is asking for the public's help to find a critically missing 37-year-old woman, Bertha Coats.

Police say Coats was last seen on Saturday, March 18, near 104th and Congress around 5 p.m.

Police describe her as a black woman, 5 feet, 2 inches, 220 pounds with brown eyes and red shoulder-length curly hair. She was last seen wearing "Laffy Taffy" pajama pants and an unknown-colored jacket.

Anyone with information should call the Milwaukee Police Department, Sensitive Crimes Division at 414-935-7405.

Saturday, February 04, 2023

Nina Strickland is Missing!

The NYPD is seeking the public’s help to locate a 54-year-old woman who has been reported missing from Mariners Harbor.

Nina Strickland most recently was seen leaving her home in the vicinity of Michelle Court and Van Name Avenue on Sunday around 4 p.m., according to a statement from the NYPD’s Deputy Commissioner of Public Information.

Strickland, who has brown eyes and black hair, stands about 5′6″ tall and weighs about 120 pounds. She was seen dressed all in black with a jacket, jeans and sneakers, according to the police statement.

Anyone with information in regard to this incident is asked to call the NYPD’s Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). The public can also submit their tips by logging onto the CrimeStoppers website at https://crimestoppers.nypdonline.org/ or on Twitter @NYPDTips.

Monday, May 30, 2022

13 year-old Shaniyha Moore of Queens NY is missing

A 13-year-old Queens girl has been missing since Wednesday morning, police said Sunday.

Shaniyha Moore was last seen leaving her River Road home around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday, officials said. She left home in a black shirt, black shorts and black shoes.

Moore is around 5 feet tall and weighs around 110 pounds. She has brown eyes and black hair.

Police asked for help finding her. Anyone with information is asked to contact the NYPD.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app, or texting 274637 (CRIMES) then entering TIP577. Spanish-speaking callers are asked to dial 1-888-57-PISTA (74782).

Friday, May 06, 2022

Missing Black Woman Alert: Anna Amith is Missing

OAKLAND PARK, FLA - The Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public’s help to locate a 37-year-old woman missing from Oakland Park.

According to detectives, Anna Laura Smith was last seen Friday, April 15, at around 4:00 a.m. in the area of 131 Northeast 38th Street in Oakland Park. Smith is about 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes and was last seen wearing a long sleeve jean shirt and jean pants. According to her family, Smith suffers from a condition that requires medication.

Anyone with information on Smith’s whereabouts should contact BSO Detective Leonard Charla at 954-321-4274 or the BSO non-emergency number 954-764- HELP(4357).

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Missing Black Woman Alert: Felicia Johnson Is Missing

HOUSTON - Felicia, 24, is 5'4 and about 150 pounds with rose and butterfly tattoos and has brown eyes and black hair.

Felicia, who also used the name Felivia Marie, was last seen at the Cover Girls Night Club at 10310 W. Little York Road, where she applied for a job.

Anyone with any information on her disappearance is asked to call the Houston Police Patrol at (713) 884-3131 or the Houston Police Missing Persons Division at (832) 394-1840.

Thursday, March 03, 2022

Tamya De’Anna Alexander and her daughter Serenity Williams are missing

A Georgia woman and her 2-year-old daughter have disappeared and deputies are asking for the public’s help to find them.

The Bibb County Sheriff’s Office said Tamya De’Anna Alexander, 23, and her daughter, two-year-old Serenity Williams, were reported missing Tuesday.

Family members told investigators they last saw the mother and daughter Monday afternoon. The two were last seen getting into a blue BMW in 1900 block of Vining Circle in Macon.

Tamya is a Black woman described 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighing 225 pounds. She has dark hair and brown eyes.

Her daughter Serenity is a Black child with dark hair and brown eyes. No height or weight information is available.

Anyone who has seen the pair or knows more information is urged to contact Bibb County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 751-7500, or Macon Regional Crimestoppers at 1-877-68CRIME.

Saturday, December 04, 2021

Minnesota launches the nation’s first-ever task force on missing Black women

Minnesota State Represenative Ruth Richardson

Minnesota has become the first state in the nation to launch a panel addressing the disproportionately high number of missing and murdered Black women and girls.

On Monday, Gov. Walz and Lt. Governor Flanagan, flanked by victim advocates, lawmakers, and public safety officials, including Rep. Ruth Richardson (DFL-Mendota Heights) and Department of Public Safety Commissioner John Harrington, held a ceremonial bill signing at the Capri Theater in Minneapolis to launch the nation’s first Missing and Murdered African American Women Task Force.

The 12-member task force, established with bipartisan support in the 2021 Public Safety and Judiciary Omnibus bill, will report recommendations to the Legislature to end violence against African American women and girls in Minnesota. The panel is comprised of victim advocates, law enforcement, and court officials who met for the first time on Monday.

“We know African American women and girls are disproportionately subject to violent crime,” Gov. Walz said. “That’s why we took action and established a first-in-the-nation Missing and Murdered African American Women task force.”

In 2020, almost 34% of the missing women in the U.S. were Black, according to the National Crime Information Center of the FBI, while Census data shows that Black women make up just 15% of the U.S. population.

“We are seeing African American women killed in numbers we’ve never seen before,” Commissioner Harrington said at Monday’s press conference. “Despite the small number of African Americans in Minnesota, 30% of the victims in domestic violence settings are African American women.”

A recent Violence Free Minnesota’s (VFM) report found disproportionate numbers of Black and Native domestic violence homicide victims compared to statewide demographics.

“In 2020, 40% of domestic violence homicide victims were Black, while comprising less than 7% of Minnesota’s population,” read the VFM report. “Four women were pregnant at the time they were killed by a current or former intimate partner, and three of them were Black. These violent disparities are attributed to histories of colonization, chattel slavery, genocide, generational trauma, and ongoing systematic oppression.”

Rep. Richardson, who spearheaded the legislation behind the task force, spoke about the disproportionately high numbers of missing and murdered Black women and girls during an appearance on Peacock’s “Zerlina.”

“I think one of the things that we’re really struggling with as a society is that we have not done enough work to place a value on the lives of Black women and Black girls,” Rep. Richardson said. “Because when we look at the data, we see some really concerning disparities. Cases involving Black women and girls stay open four times longer than cases involving other women.”

She added, “Black girls are much less likely to get Amber Alerts than White girls are. And that’s a really important distinction because when there are no Amber Alerts, there are no police resources invested in the critical first 48 hours. And you don’t get the media attention when someone is classified as a runaway versus a child in need of support or seen as a victim.”

Sunday, July 25, 2021

Rajah McQueen is Missing!

OHIO-Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding 27-year-old Rajah McQueen. She has been missing for several weeks after last being seen June 24 in the 10300 block of Miles Avenue in Cleveland.

McQueen is 5’6” tall and 133 pounds with black hair and brown eyes.

Anybody with information is asked to call the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office at 216-348-4232.

Sherina Monique Smith is Missing

SOUTH CAROLINA-The Florence County Sheriff's Office needs help to locate a missing woman last seen Saturday morning.

Sherina Monique Smith, 34, of Camden, SC was last seen around 7:50 a.m. near the 141-mile marker on I-20 eastbound, officers said.

Investigators said Smith may have run out of gas and was walking toward Florence was she was last seen.

Smith is described as standing approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs approximately 177 pounds. She has long black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with knowledge or information about her whereabouts are asked to contact FCSO Investigators at (843) 665-2121, ext. 406 or “Submit-A-Tip” on the FCSO free app for I-Phone or Android devices. You can also contact Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at 1-888-CRIME-SC.

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Yetunde Adeniyi is Missing

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials are continuing to search for an at-risk missing woman who was last seen a week ago on Jan. 15.

Yetunde Adeniyi, of Los Angeles, is described as 5’2″ and 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes.

No further information was immediately available about where she was last seen.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the LASD’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.

Sionjae Williams is Missing

Police in Baltimore are searching for a missing homeless woman who is known to frequent the city’s downtown.

Sionjae Williams, 32, was last seen in the 2200 block of Maryland Avenue, the Baltimore Police Department said. She’s five-foot-seven and weighs around 108 pounds.

Anyone who sees her should call police at 443-384-7385 or 911.

Monday, December 28, 2020

Missing Black Woman Alert: Tori Moses is missing

The Jackson (Mississipi) Police Department is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing woman.

Police say 27-year-old Tori Moses has been missing since Wednesday, November 4. She was last seen on Medgar Evers Boulevard.

Moses is described as a black female, five feet and two inches tall, weighing 135 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

According to police, she suffers from a condition that may impair her judgment.

If anyone has information regarding Tori Moses' whereabouts, call the Special Victims Unit at 601-960-2328/601-213-6154 or Crime Stoppers 601-355-8477.

[SOURCE: WLBT]

Thursday, November 26, 2020

Cosette M. Brown is missing!

(Illinois) Peoria Police are asking the public's help to find a woman who was last seen a week ago.

Police said Wednesday they're looking for Cosette M. Brown, 48, who was last seen November 18 in the area of Western and Lincoln Avenues. Family members told police they last spoke with Brown on the phone the next day.

Police said Brown is a Black female, 5’07” tall, 140lbs, with brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone who has seen Brown or knows her whereabouts is asked to call Peoria Police at 309-673-4521.

Saturday, August 08, 2020

Jeneen Lavita Jamison Valentine Is Missing!

VIRGINIA-The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is seeking residents help to locate a missing woman.

Jeneen Lavita Jamison Valentine, 58, of Ridgeway, has been missing since July 3. She was reported missing on July 16 by a family member.

Valentine was last seen at a home on Willow Court, Martinsville, on the evening of July 3.

Valentine is described as a black female, 5-feet, 8-inches in height and weighs 160 pounds. She has long brown hair and brown eyes.

She may be traveling in a 2002 silver, Toyota Solara, 2–door coupe with Virginia license plate number, VC-3019.

It is unknown if Valentine is in danger. Her whereabouts are sought to check her well being.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts is asked to call the Henry County Sheriff’s Office at (276) 638-8751 or 9-1-1.

Wednesday, March 04, 2020

Missing Black Woman Alert: Mandrea K. Runnels is missing

WASHINGTON-The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office is looking for Mandrea K. Runnels, a missing woman last seen February 21, 2020.

Family and friends say they haven’t heard from Mandrea K. Runnels, 45, of Spokane Valley, since she told her boyfriend she was going to the Argonne Library. Runnels has not answered her phone or shown up for work during this time.

Runnels has black hair and brown eyes, and she is approximately 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs 125 pounds, the news release said. She may be wearing glasses and traveling in a maroon/burgundy 2004 Dodge Dakota with Washington license plate C29226N. The truck has an “=” sign sticker on the tailgate, just above the word “Dodge” on the driver’s side.

People with information about Runnels’ whereabouts or anyone who has seen her car can call Crime Check at (509) 456-2233 with reference No. 10024493.

Thursday, February 20, 2020

Stacy Childs is missing!

Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing woman.

Stacy Childs, 55, has been missing since last February. She is 5 feet 3 inches tall, 150 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes.

Police said Childs’s family describes her as a “free spirit” who frequents Homewood, Wilkinsburg and Rankin. They are concerned for her health and safety.

Information on her location can be reported to police at 412-323-7141.

Sunday, December 01, 2019

Missing Black Woman Alert: Jarae Frink-Shepard is missing!

CHICAGO-Jarae Frink-Shepard, 22, has been missing from the South Side since Friday.

Police said she was last seen near 46th and Drexel, and was wearing a red jacket, red shirt, and tan pants.

She is a 5-foot-4, 145-pound African American woman, with brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts should call Area Central Special Victims Unit detectives at 312-747-8380.

Monday, November 25, 2019

Human remains in Alabama believed to be those of missing college student Aniah Blanchard

Skeletal remains found in Alabama on Monday are believed to be those of Aniah Haley Blanchard, the teenage stepdaughter of UFC fighter Walt Harris. Blanchard was last seen outside a convenience story on Oct. 23.

The remains were found at approximately 10:45 a.m. in a wooded area in Mason County, near Shorter, Alabama, authorities said.

The district attorney in Lee County, Brandon Hughes, told NBC News that his office had "good reason to believe they are that" of Blanchard.

Blanchard, 19, a student at Southern Union College, was last seen in Auburn, Alabama. Her damaged car was recovered two days after her disappearance about 60 miles away in Montgomery, Alabama.

Authorities had initially said they did not suspect Blanchard was the victim of foul play, but changed their position after the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences examined evidence from her 2017 Honda CR-V.

Police have arrested Antwain Fisher, 35, and Ibraheem Yazeed, 29 on first-degree kidnapping charges in the disappearance of Blanchard.

[SOURCE: NBC NEWS]

Friday, November 01, 2019

Brianne L. Thomas is missing!

ST CHARLES, Missouri — The St. Charles Police Department is asking for the public’s help to find a missing 26-year-old woman.

Brianne L. Thomas was last seen around 8:40 p.m. on Oct. 26 leaving the 1200 block of Talbridge. She was supposed to return within the hour but has not returned or been in contact with anyone since she left.

She was seen leaving in a dark colored vehicle.

Police said Thomas has diminished mental capacity and requires medication.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to contact the St. Charles City Police Department at 636-949-3300.