Baltimore County Police are asking for the public’s help finding a 67-year-old woman who disappeared from the Owings Mills area. Susana Lacayo, described as 5 feet tall and 115 pounds, was last seen at 7:30 p.m. Monday wearing a white pajama shirt, black leggings, and no shoes.
The department shared the appeal in a post it labeled “CRITICAL MISSING,” according to the Baltimore County Police Department
. Officers are asking anyone who spots Lacayo to call 911 or reach out directly to the Franklin Precinct at 410-887-6975.
No Shoes, No Further Details Released
Beyond her clothing description and the time she was last seen, police have not released additional information about the circumstances of Lacayo’s disappearance. The fact that she was last seen without shoes, in pajama attire, late in the evening, has fueled concern among those sharing the department’s post.
Owings Mills has seen missing-person appeals involving older residents before. In a separate case reported by FOX Baltimore on May 28, 2024, a Silver Alert was issued for 68-year-old Andrew Ikhine, who was last seen in the same area around 10 p.m. on a Monday, wearing a black shirt, black shorts, and blue slippers, according to FOX Baltimore. That report noted Ikhine had a cognitive impairment and might need assistance; he was later located, police said at the time.
How Maryland’s Silver Alert System Works
Maryland’s Silver Alert system is designed to broadcast information about missing people, typically senior citizens with a cognitive impairment such as Alzheimer’s, per a separate report from WMAR-2 News. The program began in Maryland in 2009, and the station reported that 403 Silver Alerts had been issued statewide by the time of its report.
That same report found that in 2014, the state fielded 85 requests for Silver Alerts and located 47 people as a result, while 2015 saw 82 requests lead to 64 recoveries. The station also noted that, as of its report, 22 requests that year had already led to 19 people being found. It is not established whether a Silver Alert has been issued specifically in Lacayo’s case.
No further update on Lacayo’s status has been released. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is urged to call 911 or the Franklin Precinct.
