A Senior Alert was issued for a 72-year-old Chesapeake woman who disappeared from her Harton Lane home in the middle of the night. Robin Rosen Webb was last seen around 1 a.m. Wednesday and was believed to have walked away from the residence on foot, possibly with her goldendoodle at her side. The alert is no longer active because Webb was found safe.
Virginia State Police issued the alert after Webb, who officials say has a cognitive impairment, was reported missing, according to WAVY.com. The station reports she is believed to have left her residence in Chesapeake early Wednesday morning, though authorities have not detailed where she may have been headed or for how long she had been gone before the alert went out.
Webb is described as 5 feet 4 inches tall and about 150 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes, according to WTKR. She may have been wearing shorts and a button-up blouse, the station reports, and could have had her dog with her.
What Triggered the Alert
The circumstances fit the criteria under Virginia's Senior Alert Program, which exists specifically for cases like this one. State law defines a missing senior adult as someone over 60 whose whereabouts are unknown and who has a cognitive impairment severe enough that they cannot care for themselves without a caregiver's help, including conditions such as Alzheimer's disease or dementia, per the Code of Virginia.
The law further requires that the person's disappearance pose a credible threat to their own health and safety, as determined by a law-enforcement agency, before an alert can be activated. Under the same statute, the alert itself must include identifying details about the missing adult along with any other information investigators believe could help bring about a safe recovery, according to the relevant section of state code.
How to Help
Webb has been found safe, and the Senior Alert is no longer active. Investigators have not released additional details about her specific diagnosis or how long she may have been walking before being reported missing.
