UPDATE: The missing 71-year-old woman has been found and is safe at home, according to the Lakewood Police Department.
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — A 71-year-old woman in Lakewood has been reported missing, and police are now asking for your help to find her.
Jennie Mestas, 71, was last seen walking eastbound on W. Colfax Ave. from the Lamar Station Plaza, according to a social media post on X, formerly Twitter.
Police said Mestas was wearing an army green colored jacket, grey sweater, light blue jeans, black boots and a headband with a Colorado emblem on it.
She is 5 feet, 2 inches tall and weighs around 100 pounds. She has brown hair and eyes, according to police.
The woman suffers from dementia, according to the social media post.
🚨MISSING ELDERLY ALERT🚨
— Lakewood Police Dept. (@LakewoodPDCO) February 21, 2024
71-year-old Jennie Mestas was last seen at approximately 12:10 this afternoon walking eastbound on W. Colfax Ave. from 6667 W. Colfax Ave. She was wearing an army green colored jacket, grey sweater, light blue jeans, black boots and a headband with a… pic.twitter.com/fc06NqM9YY
Anyone who sees Mestas is asked to call 911 immediately and reference Lakewood PD case LK24-006161.