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Overland Park police ask for help finding missing woman, 67, last heard from Tuesday

Overland Park police are searching for Gayle Walton, 67, who was last seen Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Overland Park police are searching for Gayle Walton, 67, who was last seen Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. The Overland Park Police Department

The Overland Park Police Department has issued a silver alert as they ask for the public’s help finding a missing 67-year-old woman.

Gayle Walton was last heard from over the phone Tuesday evening, said police, who added that Walton has medical conditions that require medication.

Police said they believe Walton is south of the Kansas City metro area. She was last known to be driving a white 2015 Kia Soul with Kansas license plate 876EOB.

Walton has green eyes and white hair colored with purple streaks, police said. She is about 5-feet-7-inches tall and weighs about 190 pounds.

Anyone who knows of Walton’s whereabouts is asked to call their local police department or Overland Park police at 913-895-6300.

This story was originally published January 12, 2022 at 6:32 AM.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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