20-133 ***UPDATE Missing Woman Located Safely*** Deputies Issue Silver Alert for Missing Largo Woman
Missing Adult
Update as of 7:42 p.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020
Investigators say Whiting was located at a gas station in Clearwater and has been reunited with her family.
The Silver Alert has been cancelled.
***END OF UPDATE***
***Original News Release***
Who:
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office
-Patrol Operations Bureau
Velma Harris Whiting (Missing)
DOB: 5/21/1946
Address: 12853 126th Street North, Largo
What:
Deputies have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Largo woman.
When:
The woman was last seen at approximately 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020.
Where:
The woman was last seen at 12853 126th Street North in Largo.
Why/How:
Deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau have issued a Silver Alert for a missing Largo woman.
According to investigators, 74-year-old, Velma Whiting left her residence located at 12853 126th Street North in Largo. She was last seen around 8:00 a.m. on Friday, September 18, 2020 and her whereabouts are unknown.
Whiting is described as a black female, approximately 5’7” tall, 120 pounds with grey hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a night gown and is driving a gray 2018 Toyota Camry bearing Florida tag HZER01.
Whiting suffers from memory issues and is not known to frequent the immediate area.
Whiting has been entered into FCIC/NCIC as a missing endangered adult. A Silver Alert has been issued.
If you have any information on her whereabouts you are asked to call law enforcement immediately.
