A 59-year-old woman who may be using a cane walked away from her Springfield Township home late Sunday night and has not been seen since, triggering a Critical Missing Alert and an active search involving police, fire crews, and Hamilton County Urban Search and Rescue. Charlisa Renee Ramey was last seen around 10:30 p.m. Sunday in the 1500 block of Forester Drive, a residential street in northern Springfield Township.
Springfield Township Police were dispatched to Ramey's home just after midnight Monday, and authorities believe she walked away from the residence on her own, according to FOX19. Ramey is described as 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighing about 300 pounds. She may be using a cane, a detail that has shaped how search crews are approaching the area given the physical toll a night outdoors could take on someone with mobility limitations.
Multiple Agencies Combing Springfield Township
Springfield Township Police, Springfield Township Fire crews, and the Hamilton County Urban Search and Rescue team have all been searching the area for signs of Ramey, per the station's report. The county's USAR unit stages its primary Rescue 200 apparatus out of Springfield Township Fire Station 79 on Winton Road, according to the Springfield Township, OH Official Website. The unit is among the agencies searching for Ramey.
Station 79 is a Springfield Township fire station. Forester Drive itself sits within the 45240 zip code and the Northwest Local School District, according to listings from Howard Hanna Real Estate Services, placing the search zone squarely within a quiet suburban subdivision rather than open wilderness.
Why an Alert — But No Phone Buzz
Ohio's Endangered Missing Adult Alert program has specific criteria requiring local law enforcement to confirm that a missing adult is either 65 or older, or living with a mental impairment, and that the circumstances pose a credible threat of immediate danger of serious bodily harm or death, per statutory criteria outlined by the Ohio Association of Broadcasters. These missing adult alerts do not automatically push Wireless Emergency Alerts or Emergency Alert System broadcasts to mobile phones. Instead, they reach the public through news outlets, law enforcement channels, and opted-in subscribers via email, text, fax, and social media — which explains why area residents might not have gotten an automatic buzz on their phones even as the search unfolded nearby.
The Springfield Township Police Department maintains criminal investigations and K9 divisions, according to a job posting from the National Testing Network. Emergency 911 calls in the township route through the Hamilton County Communication Center, while the department lists an address on Compton Road, per the township's official site.
A Statewide Pattern of Missing Person Cases
Ramey's disappearance adds to a steady stream of missing person reports across Ohio. In 2025, law enforcement agencies statewide entered 19,930 missing person reports into the National Crime Information Center database, a decline of 1,412 cases from 2024, according to the Ohio Attorney General. Those statewide figures provide context for active cases like this one.
Springfield Township covers 16 square miles and had 36,319 residents in 2010, according to Wikipedia. Anyone with information on Ramey's whereabouts is urged to call the Springfield Township Police Department at 513-825-2280 or 513-729-1300.
