Sept. 04--Police officers are asking for help in finding a missing 79-year-old woman who has dementia.
Maria Nieves was last seen Thursday near West 69th Street and South Hamlin Avenue in the West Lawn neighborhood on the Southwest Side, according to a release from the Chicago Police Department.
Nieves is 5-foot-4 and weighs about 140 pounds. She has brown eyes, brown hair and a light complexion, and has dementia, according to authorities.
She was last seen wearing a gray T-shirt with black designs on the front, blue jeans and gray gym shoes.
Anyone with information about Nieves' whereabouts should call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.
