{"id":65801,"date":"2025-12-20T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/65801\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T03:00:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T03:00:09","slug":"pittsburgh-police-searching-for-missing-83-year-old-woman-with-dementia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/65801\/","title":{"rendered":"Pittsburgh police searching for missing 83-year-old woman with dementia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bdf72f962fe1518730d42da005e9d7be.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Pittsburgh police are searching for a missing 83-year-old woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Desiree Yates was last seen around 6:15 p.m. in the 800 block of Inwood Street in Homewood West, police say. Yates has dementia and Alzheimer\u2019s and may need medical help.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Yates is described as 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighing about 160 pounds and having gray hair and dark brown eyes. She is not wearing her dentures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When last seen, Yates was wearing a gray sweatsuit, black boots and a blue baseball cap with sparkles.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police have deployed drones in the area and requested bloodhounds to help with the search. The Allegheny Mountain Rescue Group is also assisting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Anyone with information about Yates\u2019 location is asked to call (412) 323-7141 or 911.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Channel 11 has a crew on scene as the search continues. 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