Chapman was located this morning pushing a shopping cart on Powell Boulevard, in Gresham, by an alert City of Portland employee during their morning commute. The Portland Police Bureau and Missing Persons Detectives are grateful for everyone's diligence in helping Chapman to be safely reunited with her family.
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A search is underway for a missing endangered woman in East Portland, and the Portland Police Bureau is concerned about her exposure to the cold temperatures tonight. The Portland Police Bureau's Missing Persons Unit is asking for the public to keep an eye out for her.
On Monday, May 9, 2022 at 5:30 pm., East Precinct officers were dispatched to a report of a missing person in the 16700 block of Southeast Rhine Street. They were told that Adela Chapman, 84, was missing. Adela was last seen leaving her home on foot at 12:00 pm.
Adela is an Asian female, 4 ft 9 in tall, 100 lbs, with shoulder length black and gray hair (photo). Adela was last seen wearing a lime green puffy coat, pink pants and black shoes. Adela has no diagnosed health concerns but does get confused sometimes. Adela has no phone or identification but is familiar with Trimet.
This is not the first time Adela has walked away from her home. In other incidents, Adela has been located at the following locations in the past two years:
Southeast 136th Avenue and Southeast Powell Blvd (pushing a shopping cart), Southeast 160th Avenue and Southeast Division Street, Southeast 177th Avenue and East Burnside Street, Northeast 181st Avenue and I-84.
Officers have searched for Adela without success. If anyone sees Adela, please call 911. If anyone has other information about this case, e-mail the Missing Persons Unit at missing@portlandoregon.gov.
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