Crime & Safety

Missing Woman From St. Pete Found: Police

Detectives with the St. Petersburg Police Department put out a missing alert for a resident Tuesday after she was last seen Monday.

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — UPDATE: Emma Bates has been found safe, St. Pete police said.

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A 71-year-old St. Petersburg woman went missing Monday, police said.

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Emma Bates was last seen near 34th Street North and Central Avenue, St. Pete police tweeted Tuesday afternoon. She is 5-feet-4, weighs 130 pounds and has black and gray hair. She last wore a long-sleeve blue shirt and a white T-shirt with grey sweatpants and a red skull cap.

If you have seen Bates, contact authorities at 727-893-7780.

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If you know of Emma Bates' whereabouts, contact the St. Petersburg Police Department. (Photo Courtesy of St. Pete Police)

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