Crime & Safety

Found: Missing Woman In Springfield With Cognitive Issues

She went missing on Monday, but was found safe early on Halloween.

SPRINGFIELD, VA — Fairfax County police are thanking the public for retweeting their post, which asked for help finding 65-year-old Nannea Johnson who went missing Monday. She was found safe on Halloween morning.

"FOUND!" the post read. "Nannea Johnson is safe. Thank you for the RTs."

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Police said Johnson was in need of her medication, suffering from a cognitive impairment. She was last seen at the Springfield Healthplex Hospital around 2 p.m. where she left her caretaker, police said.

The tweet from yesterday:

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