Missing Dublin woman with dementia found safe

A woman who went missing early Sunday morning was found safe the next day.

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Jacuqelyn Rozier, who went missing Sunday, was found safe the next day/SPECIAL PHOTO

A 76-year-old Dublin woman who had gone missing Sunday morning was found early Monday.

According to Dublin Police Chief Keith Moon, Jacuqelyn Rozier was found in a bathroom at Dublin Construction paint shop around 7 a.m. Monday. 

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“Miss Rozier has been found safe and will be transported to the hospital to be checked out,” Moon said. “Thank you to all of you and to our community for your help.”

Police said Rozier went missing from South Jefferson Street and was last seen around 3 a.m. Sunday. The family discovered her missing between 7 to 7:30 a.m. She was last seen wearing a black dress, white shoes and a curly wig.

The family told police she has dementia and did not know the direction of travel or her destination.

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A go-to reporter wearing a variety of hats, Payton stays on top of local matters in the areas of politics, crime, courts, public safety and humanitarianism, just to name a few. He also writes frequent human interest pieces and holds down the City of Dublin and Laurens County Schools government beats. Originally from Milledgeville, he has resided and worked in Dublin since joining The Courier Herald in 2005.

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