missing person Archives - The Philly Files

December 14, 2019

Found: ‘Engangered’ woman, 55, not seen in 9 days

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Dec. 17, police announced Barbara Kearse had been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding “missing…

November 29, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 53, with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Monday morning, Dec. 2, police announced Rodney Austin had returned home. POINT BREEZE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

November 19, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 24, last seen in South Philadelphia

UPDATE — Monday morning, Dec. 2, police announced Deon Milton had returned home. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing 24-year-old…

November 11, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 61, with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Harry Canty has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

November 6, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man ‘reported to suffer from schizophrenia and other conditions’

UPDATE — Monday morning, Jan. 27, police announced Troy Johnson has been located. OVERBROOK — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing…

November 5, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman ‘reported to suffer from numerous mental and other conditions’

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Feb. 20, 2020, police announced Satira Long had returned home. NICETOWN-TIOGA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 24, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man suffering from dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Shannon McGeth has been located. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 23, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man suffering from seizures, dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Dec. 17, police announced Marvin E. Smith had returned home. NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding…

October 20, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with sight, mental issues

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 23, police announced Lenora Patterson has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 17, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Nov. 7, police announced Osiris Miller has returned home. SOUTHWEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

October 11, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man reportedly suffering from dementia

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Oct. 16, police announced Robert Abdullah has returned home. WEST OAK LANE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding…

October 10, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman with dementia, Alzheimer’s, mental impairment

JUNIATA PARK — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a 61-year-old woman they consider “endangered” for several reasons. Cordora Lillian was last seen…

October 4, 2019

Found: Older man diagnosed with schizophrenia, other conditions

UPDATE — Monday morning, Nov. 25, police announced Luis Rodriguez has returned home. GERMANTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing…

October 2, 2019

Found: Older man with schizophrenia, missing a finger

CENTER CITY — Wednesday morning, Philadelphia police announced a missing older man they called “endangered” has been found. James Scott, 69, had last been…

September 24, 2019

Found: 49-year-old ‘endangered’ man

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Sept. 26, police announced Montez Hewlett has been located. NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

September 16, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, police announced Mary A. McCullough has returned home. GERMANTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 27, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 82, with dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Sept. 3, police announced Joseph Poston has been located. POINT BREEZE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 22, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ West Philadelphia man

UPDATE — Midday Tuesday, Aug. 27, police announced John Sweeney has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 22, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman in wheelchair from nursing home

UPDATE — Friday morning, Aug. 23, police announced Carrie Cromwell has been returned home. SPRING GARDEN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding…

August 22, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing man they’re calling “endangered” since he has been diagnosed with schizophrenia. Edward…

August 14, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Thursday morning, Sept. 5, police announced Tepong Lor has been located. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 14, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man with diabetes hasn’t gone to work

UPDATE — Wednesday afternoon, Aug. 14, police announced Manuel Smith has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 8, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman with PTSD, anxiety

NORTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for “urgent assistance” as they look for a missing woman. They’re calling Meghan Miller “endangered” because they…

August 8, 2019

Found: ‘Engangered’ woman with ‘numerous mental issues’

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 13, police announced Janet Amato-Casillo has returned home. PENNSPORT — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing…

August 8, 2019

Found: Missing ‘endangered’ woman last seen in West Philadelphia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Aug. 20, police announced Tara Johnson has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 70, with schizophrenia, other conditions

UPDATE — Monday morning, Aug. 5, police announced Vincent Pelletier has been located. MOUNT AIRY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 58, with schizophrenia, diabetes

UPDATE — Monday morning, Aug. 5, police announced Derek Stone has returned home. SOUTH PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

August 2, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ man, 65, with dementia

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, police announced Dexter Young has been located. CENTER CITY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 27, 2019

Missing: ‘Endangered’ woman, 74, with dementia

GRAYS FERRY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing woman they consider ‘endangered’ because she suffers from dementia. They say Albertha…

July 22, 2019

Found: ‘Endangered’ woman with schizophrenia

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, Sept. 11, police announced Margaret McNichol has been located. POINT BREEZE — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 22, 2019

Found: Woman with PTSD missing since New Year’s Day

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, Nov. 12, police announced Jacqueline Crawford has been located. WEST PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

July 12, 2019

Found: Woman, 19, was considered ‘endangered’

UPDATE — Wednesday morning, July 24, police announced Starr Singleton has returned home. BREWERYTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a missing woman…

July 9, 2019

Found: Man considered missing and ‘endangered’

UPDATE — Friday morning, July 12, police announced Walter White has been found. EAST GERMANTOWN — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding a…

June 29, 2019

Found: Man missing from University City shelter

UPDATE — Tuesday morning, July 2, police announced Taylah Jones has been found. UNIVERSITY CITY — Philadelphia police are asking for help finding missing…