A 58-year-old woman with diabetes has been reported missing since Thursday morning, according to Plano police. Vanaja Jaligama's residence is near the 6200 block of Windhaven Parkway.
Plano Police Officers responded to the missing person report, according to Plano Police (Texas)
. Jaligama has only been in Plano for approximately two months and is unfamiliar with the neighborhood, the department said. She had not eaten since the previous night when she set out on her walk.
The cited police bulletin is not included in the provided source material, so its contents cannot be checked.
Heat and Missing Medication Raise the Stakes
Average daily highs in Plano reach around 92°F in September, according to Wanderlog.
The Texas Center for the Missing source lists criteria for alert eligibility.
Why No Silver Alert Was Issued
Because Jaligama is 58, she falls below the age-65 threshold Texas requires for a statewide Silver Alert, which under Texas Department of Public Safety regulations is reserved for missing adults 65 or older with documented cognitive impairment, according to Alzheimer's Texas. The cited sources describe alert criteria but do not establish what alerts were considered, denied, or issued in Jaligama's case.
The Texas Center for the Missing describes the Houston Regional CLEAR Alert System, which requires an imminent-danger or involuntary-disappearance finding and additional criteria.
West Plano Has Seen Multiple Recent Searches
The provided sources document a separate Plano case involving Christopher Kaufman, a man last seen on foot in Plano, as Hoodline previously reported. The provided sources do not identify additional missing-person appeals issued by the Plano Police Department.
Public tips can assist in missing-person searches.
Statewide Numbers Show Scope of the Problem
Statewide and county-level missing-person statistics are not provided in the cited sources.
The cited sources do not state Plano Police Department's policy for missing-person reports or provide reporting instructions or an incident number for Jaligama's case.
