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

Sunday, October 06, 2019

Missing Black Woman alert: Lashana Washington Is Missing!

Green Bay (Wisconsin) Police are searching for a missing woman last seen Wednesday. An alert issued Friday lists her as an endangered missing person.

Police say Lashana Washington was last wearing a black Jordan hooded sweatshirt, with a white t-shirt, blue jeans, and red white and blue Nike shoes.

Her last known location was at the University Avenue bus depot at noon on Wednesday, where she tried to buy a bus ticket. It's believed that Washington has family in the Pulaski and Ledgeview area. She was last seen on the near east side of Green Bay.

Police say Washington has only been in the Green Bay area for about 3 days, having arrived here to visit family from Mississippi. She is 28 years old.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts are encouraged to call Ofc Miles Ganz at 920-448-3208.

Missing Black Woman Alert: Sade Hurst is missing!

Sade Hurst, 28, was last seen Friday at noon after leaving her home in the 10000 block of Whitehill Street in Detroit. She has not been seen or heard from since then.

She is described as a black woman and was wearing a blue hat, pink jacket and black jeans when she disappeared. Police say Hurst has autism.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Detroit Police Department's 9th Precinct or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-SPEAK-UP.

Saturday, June 29, 2019

Makayla Winston is missing!

Holmes County (Mississippi) Officials are searching for a 21-year-old pregnant woman.

According to Holmes County Sheriff Willie March, Makayla Winston is described as five-feet-three-inches tall with brown eyes, weighing 170 pounds.

She was last seen Thursday, June 27, wearing a black t-shirt dress leaving her home on Taylor Street in Goodman.

Winston is also nine-months pregnant.

The four-door 2008 Pontiac Grand Prix Winston was in was located at the intersection of Highway 14 at Interstate 55 in Holmes County on Friday. The keys were still in the ignition switch.

If anyone has any information regarding the whereabouts of Makayla Winston, you should call Holmes County Crime Stoppers at 662-834-0099.

[SOURCE: WLBT]

Friday, May 31, 2019

Bryla McKelley Is Missing!

YOUNGSTOWN OHIO — City police are looking for Bryla McKelley, 17, who has been missing since November 2018. The last time she was seen was on the South Side, said officer Hannah Short of the department’s Family Services Investigative Unit.

McKelley is 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighing 172 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. No one has had contact with McKelley since December.

Anyone with information can call police officer Hannah Short at 330-743-9380.

Friday, May 17, 2019

Symphony Bufford Is Missing!

51 year-old Symphony Bufford of Chicago has been reported missing from her Gresham neighborhood, Chicago police said.

She is missing from the area of 85th and Lowe and was last seen Thursday in the 200 block of south Wacker Drive.

Police said she is in need of medication.

She is described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or contact Chicago Police SVU at 312-747-8274.

Missing black woman alert! Leeshinedra Davis and her child are missing!

The New Orleans Police Department is searching for a missing woman and her infant child.

Leeshinedra Davis was last seen Wednesday, May 15th by her family.

Davis told her family members through social media that she was “saying goodbye” to everyone, citing ongoing depression, according to police.

Since Davis’ social media message, neither she nor her 1-year-old infant child have been located.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Davis or her infant child is asked to contact NOPD Sixth District detectives at 504-658-6060.

[SOURCE: WDSU]

Monday, March 25, 2019

Body of activist Amber Evans found in river

A body recovered Saturday from the Scioto River has been identified as community activist Amber Evans, who had been missing since Jan. 28.

Evans, 28, reportedly had a dispute with her boyfriend the afternoon of her disappearance, and her vehicle was found in the Scioto Mile area Downtown. Police found her phone in another part of the Scioto Mile.

Police have said since the beginning of the investigation that there were no known domestic violence issues in Evans’ relationship and there was no reason to suspect foul play.

The Columbus Police Special Victim’s Unit and Dive Team found the body Saturday morning near the Whittier Peninsula and the Brewery District, police said.

Evans had been active in community justice organizations for several years. She was a key organizer of protests at Columbus City Hall, was heavily involved with the People’s Justice Project and recently had become executive director of the Juvenile Justice Coalition.

Evans earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Ohio State University and a master’s in Library and Information Sciences from Kent State University.

According to a biography on the Juvenile Justice Coalition website, she began student organizing in 2011 with Occupy OSU, a group inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement.

Fischer said the family plans to have a memorial vigil at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Scioto Mile. Other arrangements are pending.

[SOURCE: THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH]

Friday, February 08, 2019

Amber Evans Is Missing!

Columbus, Ohio police are continuing to search for Amber Evans, a community activist who has been missing since January 30, 2019.

Amber Evans, 28, reportedly had a dispute with her boyfriend that afternoon before dropped out of sight. Evans’ vehicle was found in the Scioto Mile area Downtown on Monday.

Evans is a black woman, 5 feet 5 inches tall, and weighs 122 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white parka and black leggings.

Anyone with information about Evans’ whereabouts is asked to call the Columbus police special victims unit at 614-645-4624.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Elizabeth A. Thomas is missing

Police in Fayetteville North Carolina are asking for the public's help to locate a missing woman who was last seen in December, authorities said.

Elizabeth A. Thomas, 37, was reported missing on Jan. 9, according to a statement by Fayetteville police. She was last seen on Dec. 26 in the 500 block of North McPherson Church Road.

Investigators said she is 5-feet-3-inches tall, weighs 130 pounds and has black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information about her whereabouts was asked to call 911 or contact.

Friday, June 01, 2018

Stephanie Ray Clemons is missing!

55-year-old Stephanie Ray Clemons, simply vanished 12 days ago.

She was last seen by a neighbor at her apartment doing laundry around noon on May 20 in Miramar, Florida.

Her daughter has since called and texted her mom, messages that have not been returned.

A medical assistant at Jackson Memorial, Clemons was a meticulous worker but no one at the hospital, no friends, no one, has heard a word from her.

“Any help, any minute information you might have about Stephanie would be definitely needed and appreciated,” said Miramar Detective Carlos Villalona.

If you have information, you’re asked to call Broward Crime Stoppers at 954-493-TIPS.

Wednesday, November 01, 2017

Dominique Brooks is missing!

Dominique Brooks of Joliet, Illinois is missing.

She is about 5-foot-6 and was wearing a blue-and-white coat with long sleeves that had a skull on it, maroon skinny jeans and red-and-white Nike shoes.

The Joliet Police Department Investigations unit said there were no leads on the case as of Monday afternoon.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Joliet Police Department Investigations at 815-724-3020.

Sunday, June 26, 2016

Allison Young is missing!

Police are looking for a missing woman, Allison Young whose car was located on the I-55 bridge across the Mississippi River between Memphis and Arkansas.

Police described Young as a 43-year-old black woman who is 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs 210 pounds. She has shoulder-length black hair, brown eyes and a medium complexion and was last seen wearing a light-colored shirt and white shorts.

If you have any information, call Memphis Police at 545-2677.

Monday, April 18, 2016

Brandi Shakir is missing!


OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio-- Oakwood Village police are searching for a missing 23-year-old woman.
Police said they believe Kyle Johnson, 25, abducted Brandi Shakir Monday morning. He is considered armed and dangerous. It's believed Johnson, who is Shakir's ex-boyfriend, set the house she was staying at on fire, then took her.
According to Oakwood Village police, Johnson assaulted Shakir last week, leaving her with two black eyes and a fractured eye socket. Police say Shakir had a protection order in place against Johnson following that attack.
Johnson was last seen leaving Oakwood Village at about 10:35 a.m. driving a 1999 black Acura with Ohio license plate EXV6585. It may have damage to the front passenger side.
Shakir was wearing green scrubs, a white T-shirt, a Pandora bracelet with purple charms.
Anyone with information should call 440-201-1008 or 911.

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Norma Wilkerson is missing



Norma Wilerson, 51

(Chicago) A 51-year-old woman went missing almost two months ago in the city's Englewood neighborhood on the South Side, police said.

Norma Wilkerson was last seen Sept. 8 in the area of the 200 block of West 69th Street. She is known to frequent the area of the 11100 block of South Racine Avenue, police said.

Wilkerson is described as a black woman with a medium brown complexion, black hair and brown eyes. She is 5 feet, 1 inch tall and weighs about 150 pounds, police said.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Chicago Police Area South Special Victims Unit at 312-747-8274.

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Saturday, August 01, 2015

16 year old Shaynia Wilkerson is missing

The Camden County (NJ) Police Department is looking for a missing 16-year-old from Centerville.

Shaynia Wilkerson was reported missing today from the 600 block of Woodland Avenue. She is described as a black female, 5’2”, 125 pounds, with brown eyes and black hair. She was last seen wearing black tights, sandals and a black jacket with lace. She has been reported missing previously and was last seen on the 1800 block of E. Allegheny Avenue in Philadelphia.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call the CCPD tip line at (856) 757-7042.

Thursday, July 30, 2015

15 year old Christine Dallas is missing

Camden County Police are searching for a missing 15-year-old girl from North Camden who was reported missing late Wednesday night.

Christine Dallas was last seen at her home on Elm Street with a maroon book bag and New Balance sneakers.

Police describe Dallas as 5 foot 5 inches, weighing 120 pounds, and has brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is requested to immediately call the Camden County Police Department tip line at 856-757-7042.

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Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Possible serial killer arrested in Gary Indiana

An Indiana man told police he "messed up" by killing a woman in Hammond, then came clean, leading them to several more bodies in nearby Gary, Hammond Police Chief John Doughty said Monday. Doughty stopped short of calling Darren Deon Vann a suspected serial killer, but left the possibility open if police are able to connect the convicted sex offender to any of the six women found in Gary over the weekend. Watch more below:

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Myesha Alexander And Rosie Cobb Missing!

[SOURCE] Authorities in Louisiana are asking the public's help Monday in finding two teenage girls last seen at a Bossier City hotel.

Myesha Alexander and Rosie Cobb, both 15, were staying with family members at the Bossier Inn and Suites in Bossier City on Saturday, when the two teens disappeared without a trace. Bossier City is located on the eastern bank of the Red River, opposite of Shreveport.

The teens were last seen leaving the Bossier Inn, walking toward a nearby road. Family members reported them missing just after midnight Sunday, police said.

Myesha Alexander is described as a 5-foot-6 African American female, weighing 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, brown cargo shorts, turquoise ankle socks and Nike tennis shoes.

Rosie Cobb is also described as an African American female. She is 5-foot-7 and weighs 135 pounds. She was last seen wearing a yellow SpongeBob t-shirt, blue shorts and brown shoes.

Anyone with information about the girls' whereabouts is asked to call the Bossier City Police Department at (318) 741-8611.

Tuesday, May 06, 2014

Tiana Walters of Princeton NJ is missing!

[ SOURCE ] Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl.

Tiana Walters was last seen at the Princeton Shopping Center at 2 p.m. today, police said in an alert.

Walters, who is 5-foot-3 and weighs 175 pounds, was wearing a gray American Eagle T-shirt and black yoga pants, while carrying a multi-colored Coach backpack, police said.

Anyone with information that could help police find Walters is asked to contact police at (609) 921-2100 ext. 0.

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Ruth Ann Johnson Arnold is missing!

[ SOURCE ] A family is asking for the public’s help in locating a 68-year-old woman who was last seen Thursday at her Baldwin Hills home. Ruth Ann Johnson Arnold’s family says she was at her home, in the 2400 block of Ridgeley Drive, at 3:30 p.m. and hasn’t been seen since.

Her family is extremely concerned for her welfare due to her ongoing medical care, according to Baldwin Hills police. Arnold was described as African-American, 5 foot 4 inches tall and 140 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black blazer, pink and black skirt set and black nursing shoes.

Anyone with information regarding Arnold’s whereabouts was asked to call (213) 996-1800 or (877) 527-3247.