Where's Brenda Hopkins: Police Still Searching One Year Later

SILVER SPRING, MD — Montgomery County Police are once again asking for the public's help finding Brenda Lee Hopkins, who has been missing for a year.

On Aug. 9, 2018, the Silver Spring resident — who lives with her sister on Eden Road — was reported as missing to police. Her sister told investigators that she last saw Hopkins a day earlier. Officials weren't able to confirm that information. They were, however, able to confirm that Hopkins was outside her home for a funeral on July 12. Relatives who live out-of-state told investigators that they heard Hopkins in the background of a phone conversation they were having with Hopkins' sister around Aug. 1.

Police describe Hopkins, now 69, as a 5-foot-6, 110-pound black female with black hair and brown eyes.

Authorities have released the following information about Hopkins, in hopes that it can help the public find her:

• Hopkins frequently walked from her home on Eden Road to the White Oak Shopping Center, which is located at 11200 New Hampshire Ave.
  • Officers and K-9s have searched the shopping area and the route she normally walks to the shopping center
    • No clues were found
• The sister says that all of Hopkins' belongings, such as her wallet, are at home
• Investigators could not confirm if Hopkins has any form of identification
• Some family members have told police that Hopkins was exhibiting signs of memory loss
• Hopkins has relatives who live in North Carolina
  • It's possible that she's trying to get there
• Hopkins isn't known to drive
• Hopkins isn't known to own any credit cards
• Hopkins isn't known to own a cell phone

Family members and police are concerned for Hopkins' emotional and physical wellbeing. Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts, or this case, is urged to call the Missing Persons Unit at 240-773-5070 or the police's 24-hour, non-emergency number: 301-279-8000.