A 67-year-old Irving woman who vanished from a Northwest Irving apartment strip yesterday afternoon has been found safe and reunited with her family, police announced last night. Consuelo Berrios was last seen around noon in the 4100 block of Polaris Drive, prompting Irving Police to turn to social media for help finding her before a statewide alert could even be filed.
Irving Police Dept. shared the update just after 7 p.m., thanking residents who kept watch and shared the department’s original post. “Update 7:06 P.M. – Consuelo has been found safely and reunited with her family. Thank you to everyone who kept an eye out and shared our post,” the department wrote in a post on X. Earlier yesterday, the department had asked the public for help locating Berrios and directed anyone with information to call 911 or its non-emergency line.
Update 7:06 P.M. – Consuelo has been found safely and reunited with her family. Thank you to everyone who kept an eye out and shared our post. https://t.co/CnapI98pvf
— Irving Police Dept. (@IrvingPD) August 10, 2026
What made the search unusual was the timing gap between the community appeal and any statewide notification. Police said they were still awaiting official documentation regarding Berrios’s diagnosis even as they prepared to formally request a Silver Alert through the Texas Department of Public Safety. In the meantime, the department activated local social media alerts to mobilize residents while that paperwork was pending.
Why a Diagnosis Document Holds Up a Statewide Alert
That waiting period isn’t unique to Irving. Under Texas Administrative Code rules, local agencies must obtain written confirmation from a medical professional documenting a missing senior’s diagnosed impaired mental condition before the Texas Department of Public Safety can activate a statewide Silver Alert. The requirement, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety, exists to ensure the alerts are reserved for people with verified cognitive impairments such as Alzheimer’s or dementia, rather than general missing-person cases…