UPDATE: Castle Shannon Woman Found

Joan Lynn Meissonier, 59, of Castle Shannon, had been reported missing on New Year's Day.

UPDATE (Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, 1:59 p.m.): According to Castle Shannon police, Meissonier was found in Pittsburgh's East Liberty area on Thursday afternoon by an acquaintance who then notified a family member. - - - - - Below is the original article, published on Jan. 2. A woman missing from Castle Shannon Borough could be in danger, according to the Castle Shannon police website. Joan Lynn Meissonier, 59, was last seen yesterday, Jan. 1, around 2 p.m. According to the report, she is not carrying her medication, her purse or any identification. Meissonier is described as 5'5" and weighing about 120 pounds. She has green eyes, dark brown shoulder-length hair, and may be wearing tennis shoes and a black winter coat. She has told her family …

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Family, Friends Hold Vigil on Anniversary of Teen’s Disappearance

Alivia Kail was last seen March 5, 2011.

A crowd gathered at the cannon monument on Brookline Boulevard on Sunday night to remember a young woman who has been missing for one year. Family and friends of 20-year-old Alivia Kail, who has been missing since March 5, 2011, held a vigil to remember her and spread the word that they haven’t given up the hope of bringing her home. “My hope for this vigil is that someone will just see this and be able to help, and know she’s out there,” said Kail’s mother, Christine Didiano. “At this point, we just hope someone will come forward.” Kail was living in Mt. Washington last year when she told her family she planned to move to Florida with her boyfriend. Kail, then 19, picked up clothes from her brother’s West Mifflin home on March 5, and hasn…

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Missing Woman Last Seen at 51-88 Junction

Thayer Marody, 54, of Overbrook, has been missing since Monday.

UPDATE: Missing Baldwin Woman's Car Found

Karissa Kunco has been missing since Wednesday afternoon.

Cecil police confirmed to reporters that a car that crashed on Gladden Road in the township belongs to missing Baldwin Borough woman Karissa Kunco. Police said nobody was in the vehicle when it was found crashed Thursday morning, and declined to give further description of the contents of the vehicle. Gladden Road was partitioned off near its intersection with state Route 980, and officers from multiple police departments responded. A police spokesperson told reporters that state police and forensic specialists were called to the scene. Police are still looking for Kunco, 21, who has been missing as of 5:30 on Wednesday afternoon. Police believe that Kunco—a 5-foot-2, 160-pound white woman with brown hair and green eyes—may be in the area …

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Motorist Helped Save Missing Woman

Mt. Lebanon man called police and stopped the 82-year-old woman's car after following her for four miles.

It didn’t take long for Andy Booth to realize something was very wrong Wednesday night when he saw a black Dodge Charger weaving in and out of traffic on Washington Road near The Galleria. The Mt. Lebanon resident was heading home around 6:30 p.m. when he saw the driver in front of him straddling the white lines, bobbing from one lane to the other and hitting the curb. “The whole thing just looked odd,” Booth said, contrasting it from other careless drivers he’s seen around town. “I thought she was having a medical problem or something. I didn’t know what was happening. In turned out he was following Verna Hreha, the 82-year-old Jefferson Hills woman who had been missing for more than 24 hours. For the next four miles, he followed the …

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UPDATE: Missing Woman Found in Castle Shannon

WTAE reports that missing woman Verna Hreha, 82, was found in Castle Shannon.

WTAE is reporting that Verna Hreha, 82, of Jefferson Hills, was found Wednesday evening during a traffic stop in Castle Shannon. Hreha, who had been reported missing, was seen Tuesday afternoon at a business in Bethel Park. She was last seen in Swissvale early Wednesday morning, asking for directions. According to WTAE, police officers in Castle Shannon pulled over Hreha's silver Hyundai Elantra after receiving reports of an erratic driver on Route 88.

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