BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Erie County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Silver Alert for an elderly woman, who is possibly in Buffalo.
78-year-old Janina Otwinowski was located in Chautauqua County on Thursday and was sent home on a bus, possibly to a NFTA terminal in downtown Buffalo, but it is unknown if she made it there.
She is 5-foot-0, unknown weight, blonde hair, blue eyes and was last seen wearing a tan jacket, blue turtleneck and gray pants. She is reported to be suffering from Alzheimer’s, dementia, or other related cognitive disorders.
Anyone with information is asked to call Cheektowaga Police Department at 716-686-3501.
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