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Missing woman last seen in Newport News found; Senior Alert cancelled

Senior Alert issued for missing woman last seen in Newport News
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UPDATE: Cheryl Lee Scott, 62, was found safe according to Newport News Police Department.

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A Senior Alert has been issued for a missing woman, 62-year-old Cheryl Lee Scott, last seen on Thursday in Newport News.

The alert was issued around 4:40 p.m. by state police on behalf of Newport News police.

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Scott was last seen around 8:15 a.m. on Thursday at her home on Tillerson Drive, police say. Police say she has a cognitive impairment and her disappearance poses a credible threat to her health and safety.

Police shared the following description of Scott: Black female; about 5'2" and 110 pounds; brown eyes and straight, grey/black hair.

She is possibly wearing a green sweater over a pink sweat suit, black and white sneakers and a black scarf on her head, police added. She's presumed to be on foot.

Anyone with information on Scott's whereabouts is asked to call police at 757–247–2500.

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