Mesa police: Missing woman with Alzheimer's found safe
Russell was last seen saturday at 3:30 p.m. at 3350 E. Grove Street.
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Posted: 12/22/2012
MESA, AZ - Mesa police say a missing 81-year-old woman who suffers from Alzheimer's was found safe at a neighbor's house.
Police say Gladys Russell was last seen at 3350 E. Grove Street at 3:30 p.m. on Saturday.
Russell reportedly snuck out of her bedroom window, and had not taken her medication.
Mesa police Sgt. Tony Landato said in an email around 8 a.m. Sunday that Russell was found safe at a neighbor's home.
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