Milwaukee police are asking for the public's help finding Carolyn Thompson, a 73-year-old woman classified as critically missing after she was last seen on foot near North Holton Street and East Auer Avenue around noon on Tuesday. She was wearing a large-brimmed white hat, a white jacket, and black pants when she disappeared, and investigators describe her as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing around 130 pounds, with medium-length brown hair and brown eyes.
The search was first reported by TMJ4 News, which notes that the Milwaukee Police Department's Fifth District is asking anyone with information to call 414-935-7252.
Why Police Are Treating This as Urgent
Thompson's case is classified as critically missing. Hoodline's earlier reporting on a similar case involving a missing 21-year-old near 48th and Meinecke discusses Milwaukee's critical-missing criteria.
Police are seeking information about Thompson. The location where she was last seen sits at the boundary between the Harambee and Riverwest neighborhoods, an area served by District 5, per Safe and Sound.
The Broader Search Framework
District 5, which is handling Thompson's case, is based at 2920 N. Vel R. Phillips Avenue. Citywide, the Milwaukee Police Department operates patrol districts and handles missing-person reports.
It remains unclear whether a statewide Silver Alert has been activated in Thompson's case. Wisconsin has a Silver Alert program for missing adults.
Rapid attention is important in missing-person cases.
Thompson's case is separate from a critically missing 13-year-old boy last in contact with family on March 26 in another District 5 case. Anyone with information on Carolyn Thompson's whereabouts is urged to contact Milwaukee police.
