Elderly woman missing from Melrose care facility

Heard on: Worcester MA Interop Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Barrows Police Control to surrounding cities and towns, stand by for a BOLO for a missing elderly female from a healthcare facility here in Melrose.

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Melrose police controlled surrounding city and towns.

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BOLO for missing elderly female,

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(name withheld), DOB (number withheld) .

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Sierra number (number withheld) .

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Was last seen around ten forty-five, 11:00 a.m.

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, leaving the facility here on Melrose at (number withheld) Essex Street.

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Last seen wearing a dark navy blue Columbia jacket with a long shoulder bag.

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Described as a seventy-seven year old female.

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Five foot one, 100 pounds.

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It's white hair.

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If found, stop and hold.

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Contact Melrose police.

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Catherine does have a diagnosis of dementia, memory loss, and other health problems as well.

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And again, if found, stop and hold.

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Contact Melrose police.

9/6/2026 10:13 AM

Missing Person

Essex St, Melrose, MA 02176

Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, police broadcast a missing person alert for an elderly woman reportedly missing from a healthcare facility near Essex Street in Melrose. She was last seen leaving the facility in the late morning wearing a dark navy blue jacket and carrying a long shoulder bag. She is described as having dementia and other health issues, and officers were asked to stop and hold her if found and contact Melrose police.