Crime & Safety

UPDATE: Missing 22-Year-Old Found

Family had worried because she has diminished mental capacity.

UPDATE 3 p.m.: Montgomery County Police are reporting that Natasha St. James has been found "safe and unharmed," and is with family members.

ORIGINAL STORY: Police are looking for 22-year-old Natasha St. James, who wandered away from her home around 10 a.m. yesterday.

Her family describes her as a white female, 5'3" tall and between 120 and 125 lbs, with red or auburn hair. She was wearing a red baseball hat, white short sleeve v-neck shirt, white denim capri pants and a black jacket when her family saw her last.

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She wandered away from her home in the 100 block of Ridgepoint Place in Gaithersburg.

Police and her family say she has a decreased mental capacity and is considered a vulnerable adult.

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She frequents Lakeforest Mall and may be looking for a hotel, police said.

Anyone with information is asked to call the 5th District Investigative Section at 240-773-6237 or the Montgomery County Police Non-Emergency number, 301-279-8000.


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