Have you seen her? DeKalb County police searching for disabled, missing woman

DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — DeKalb County police are asking for the public’s help locating a missing disabled woman who disappeared on Sunday morning.

Police say 72-year-old Myrtha Chenevert was last seen at her residence in Lithonia around 4 a.m. on Sunday. She is listed at 5-foot-10, 172 pounds and was last seen wearing a blue dress and white sneakers.

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Officials say Chenevert is under the State of Georgia’s guardianship. She is a diagnosed schizophrenic and has recently become more outwardly aggressive towards strangers.

She is believed to be attempting to travel to Chicago, Illinois where she has family by way of hitchhiking.

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Anyone who has information regarding her whereabouts are asked to contact DKPD at 770-724-7710.

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