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Missing 62-year-old woman last seen in Englewood

Shirley Tripplet suffers from dementia and may need medical attention, police said.

By  Sun-Times Wire
   
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Shirley Tripplet

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Police are asking the community for help finding a missing 62-year-old woman last seen in Englewood on the South Side.

Shirley Tripplet was last seen Friday in the area of 64th and Carpenter streets, Chicago police said in a missing person alert.

She suffers from dementia and may need medical attention, police said.

She is 5-foot-6, 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black dress and black leggings.

Anyone with information is asked to call Area One detectives at 312-747-8380.

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