UPDATE (Subject Located) Gold Alert Issued For Missing 80-year-old Dover Woman

**Update** The Dover Police Department is cancelling the gold alert for Earnestine Slade. She has been located and is safe.

ORIGINAL RELEASE

Incident/Complaint#:  50-24-11984

Date:  Tuesday, April 8th, 2024 at 6:47 p.m.

Location: 300 Block of Doveview Drive, Dover, DE

Officer Releasing Information:  Master Corporal Ryan Schmid, Public Information Officer

Narrative:

The Dover Police Department has issued a Gold Alert for Earnestine Slade, 80, of Dover, DE. Slade suffers from a condition that may pose a risk to her health and safety if not properly monitored and treated. Slade is described as a black female, 5’5″, 140 pounds, grey hair and brown eyes. Slade was last seen at an apartment in the 300 Block of Doveview Drive. At the time, she was wearing a black jacket, white turtleneck, beige pants, and black sneakers. Attempts to locate her have been unsuccessful.

If you have any information on Slade’s whereabouts, please call 302-736-7111.

Staff Writer