Seattle Police are asking the public for help finding a 69-year-old woman with dementia. The alert, posted at 5:10 a.m. Tuesday, November 10, 2026, gave a last-seen time of 2:45 p.m. and a location of the 14000 block of Linden Avenue North. LoAnn was wearing a red knit hat, gray rain jacket, and teal pants, and using a red walker.
The department described her as a white woman with blue eyes and short gray hair who also wears black glasses, according to an alert posted by the Seattle Police Department
on X early Tuesday morning. The post was labeled an “AT-RISK/MISSING PERSON” notice, a designation police use when the missing individual may be in danger due to age, disability, or medical condition. Officers asked anyone who spots LoAnn to call 911 immediately.
Why the Dementia Diagnosis Raises the Stakes
The alert specifically flags LoAnn’s dementia, a detail that shapes how police and the public should respond if she’s located. Per the same account, she uses a red walker.
Seattle’s broader guidance for these situations is direct: the department advises residents to call 911 right away whenever the missing person is considered vulnerable, including children, people with developmental disabilities, or elderly residents, according to the Seattle Police Department’s guidance on reporting a missing person. That standard applies squarely to LoAnn’s case, given both her age and her diagnosis.
Same Block Flagged in an Earlier Alert
The 14000 block of Linden Avenue North has appeared in at least one other Seattle Police missing-person notice. Back in June 2024, the department posted about a man named Michaeles, also known as Michael, a 32-year-old last seen near the same block, according to a Seattle Police Department post on X
. That earlier case involved a different person with a different description, and there isn’t enough information to say whether the area has any broader pattern tied to missing-person reports.
For now, the immediate priority remains finding LoAnn. Anyone who sees a woman matching her description, especially one using a red walker and wearing a gray rain jacket, is urged to call 911 right away.
