Police Asking for Help in Tracking Down Hospital Patient

Dunwoody Police are asking for help in finding Kelli Hite, who walked away from the Peachford Hospital around 6:15 p.m. on Monday night.

Hite apparently fled Peachford Hospital, at 2151 Peachford Road, on foot after being involuntarily committed by her doctor for mental health reasons.

Hite has a history of mental illness and violent tendencies, police said. 

She's a 46-year-old white woman with brown hair and blue eyes, about 5'8" tall weighing about 120 pounds.

If anyone comes in contact with this subject, please use caution and contact Detective Jesus Maldonado at 678-382-6925 or email him at Jesus.Maldonado@dunwoodyga.gov.

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