Crime & Safety

Silver Alert Issued For Copiague Woman With Dementia

The 77-year-old was last seen on Oct. 25.

COPIAGUE, NY - Suffolk Police have issued a silver alert on Thursday for a missing Copiague woman who suffers from early onset dementia.

Barbara Washington, 77, was last seen on October 25 wearing a black turtleneck, red sweater jacket, blue jeans and black shoes.

She is believed to be on foot, possibly walking in the Amityville or the eastern Massapequa area.

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Washington (pictured above) is described as 5-foot-2 and 90 pounds with brown eyes and black hair.

Anyone with information on Washington’s location is asked to call 911 or the First Squad at 631-854-8152.

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