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UPDATE: Ms. Taylor was located on June 19 at a friend’s house safe and unharmed.

On June 18, during the early morning hours, Celestine Taylor, 70, was last seen leaving the University of Maryland Charles Regional Medical Center in La Plata. Family members reported her missing after she did not come home. According to family, Taylor has dementia and may be lost. Taylor is 5’2″ and weighs about 140 pounds. She was last seen wearing a purple jacket, blue shirt, camouflage pajama pants, gray tennis shoes with pink accents, and a sheer black head covering. She may be wearing eye glasses. Taylor does not have a vehicle and her cell phone does not appear to be functioning. Taylor has family in Waldorf, but may be heading to Washington D.C. Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Taylor is asked to call 9-1-1 or the Charles County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency number at (301) 932-2222.

Celestine Taylor

The Charles County Sheriff’s Office is a full-service law enforcement agency comprised of more than 600 police, corrections and civilian personnel responsible for protecting more than 150,000 residents. The CCSO was accredited by the Commission on the Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 2001 has been designated as a CALEA Gold Standard of Excellence agency since 2011. Established in 1658, the CCSO is one of the oldest law enforcement agencies in the United States. For more information, visit www.ccso.us.

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