#MISSING Schenectady Police are looking for 60 year-old Wilma Trotter who was last seen in Scotia at around 5:00 am Friday. Police say she suffers from dementia and may need medical attention.
This woman is still missing : ( She was left off by a cab in Scotia not far from the Collins Park area. She is wearing a dark dress and a red pillbox hat. We all remember the tragedy last summer when another woman was found dead in Woodlawn after being missing for weeks. I hope that K-9 was called in immediately to track her scent. Also why is there nothing by either Scotia or Schenectady police to ask for volunteers to help search? If they could coordinate something I'm sure many would help and could cover more areas and do a more extensive search.
I 'think' I heard on tv that she is still missing.....yes?....no?
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I asked all media in the area to please ask people especially in the Scotia area where she was dropped off to have people check in their yards, garages, sheds.....anyplace where she might lay down to rest/sleep and have heard nothing back
We all remember the lady last summer in Woodlawn, very similar circumstances, bad ending, she was found behind a home.....
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — Police are continuing to search for a missing woman with symptoms of dementia.
It has been nearly one week since Wilma Trotter, 60, went missing. She was last seen in Scotia early Friday morning.
The Schenectady woman's family is now asking for help in their search to find Trotter.
According to police, Trotter was last seen when she was dropped off by a cab at a home on Washington Avenue in Scotia. Police say Trotter told the cab driver that she was going to her friend's house, but those living at the home said they do not know the woman.
An air and water search has been conducted in the area but there has been no sign of Trotter.
On Wednesday, family and friends handed out flyers. They are also calling on the public to help.
"Everybody might not watch the news but you know the more people that are aware of this situation the easier it will be to help bring her back home and to have like my wife says sympathy for other people that have gone through this and that will go through this. You know one community needs to be able to take care of their own," said Wilma's son, David Trotter.
Trotter is described as a black female, 5'4" tall, weighs 200 lbs., and has brown eyes and gray hair. She was last seen wearing a dark full-length dress, dark poncho, and a red pillbox hat.
If you have any information about this case you are asked to call Schenectady Police.
SCHENECTADY, N.Y.—The search for a missing woman with symptoms of dementia has come to an end after police confirm she has been found alive.
Schenectady Police with the help of ENCON forest rangers found 60-year-old Wilma Trotter in the village of Scotia Friday morning, according to Lt. Mark McCracken. Trotter was located under some thick vegetation on the side of a hill in the area of Shonowee Ave and Washington Ave.
Her family says she is at Ellis Hospital for evaluation.
Trotter made an enclosed shelter from the dead brush that covered the side of the hill. She did not leave her enclosure during the past week nor did she consume food or water. Trotter indicated that she had gone to the park for some solitude and rest, and eventually became too weak to move under her own power.
Trotter continually referred to Det. Eric Peters as her "cutie pie hero" and thanked officers for their assistance in locating her.
And the Schenectady Police Department would like to recognize the work of Det. Eric Peters and Det. Paul Steele for their keen observations skills which directly led to the discovery of Trotter. The Schenectady Police Department would also like to thank NYS ENCON for their assistance in the search.
"It was just good to see that people actually care about people. That they have a love for one another and I'm thankful for the people that had every effort. The police. The volunteers. The family members. The friends. I'm just very grateful for everybody's efforts," said Trotter's son, David.
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