Detroit police looking for missing 62-year-old woman with medical condition

Janice Peterson was last seen on July 1

Janice Peterson, 62, was last seen in Detroit on July 1, 2020. Photo provided by the Detroit Police Department. (WDIV)

DETROIT – Police are seeking assistance to locate a missing 62-year-old Detroit woman.

Janice Peterson was last seen by her brother at about 7 p.m. on July 1 at a bus stop near Van Dyke Avenue and 7 Mile Road, officials said.

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Peterson is described as standing 5 feet, 1 inch tall, weighing 160 pounds and having light brown skin, brown eyes and short auburn colored hair. She was last seen wearing a green and yellow dress and sandals.

Peterson is in good physical condition but her family says she has a medical condition.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Detroit Police Department’s Eleventh Precinct at 313-596-1140 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-Speak Up.

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