LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Lakeport Police Department has issued an alert to the community about a developmentally disabled woman reported missing Tuesday night and considered to be at-risk.
Amanda Maher, 26, was the subject of the Wednesday afternoon alert.
Police officers were dispatched to 15 Royale Ave. No. 12 at 11:45 p.m. Tuesday on the report of an at-risk missing adult, according to the Lakeport Police report.
Tailored Living Choices, or TLC, a care assistant program assigned to Maher, reported that she took her required medications at 9:45 p.m. and then went out onto to the porch area at 11:15 p.m., according to the police report.
Police said when TLC went to check Maher again at approximately 11:35 p.m, she was gone.
TLC told police that Maher has a prior history of running away. She is developmentally disabled, has exhibited prior suicidal behavior and requires regular medications. Police said she's classified as an at-risk dependent adult.
The Lakeport Police Department report said TLC notified Maher's mother – who lives in Willits – that her daughter had gone missing.
Maher is 5 feet, 5 inches tall, weighs 200 pounds, has brown eyes and long brown hair, according to police.
Police said Maher is known to frequent casinos and take rides from truckers and other strangers. She also has a history of traveling out of state.
If she's located, contact the Lakeport Police Department at 707-263-5491.