Family searching for missing woman from Tooele County
TOOLE COUNTY, Utah (ABC4) — Karen Crawford, 43, has been confirmed to be missing by the Tooele City Police Department, and her family is continuing the search for her.
Crawford is said to have brown eyes and brunette hair with blonde highlights. She is about 5’8″ tall and weighs around 190 pounds, according to family members.
Her last known location was somewhere in Murray, near South State Street and I-215, according to information posted on social media by friends and family.
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According to the available information, Crawford was last seen wearing a blue dress with white polka dots, a baggy black coat and silver flat shoes. She also drives a black Mazda model CX-5 with the Utah license plate G162WH.
Crawford’s sister, Christy Johnson, said Karen left work around 11 on Thursday, Feb. 15. The last purchase on her credit card was in the area around Fashion Place Mall soon after, and there has been no activity since then, according to Johnson.
“No phone calls, no response,” Johnson told ABC4.com. “She has been struggling with her mental health, which is very concerning to us.”
According to Johnson, the family took action immediately, with Crawford’s husband filing a report with Tooele City Police on Thursday. Johnson also said Crawford’s coworkers have been looking for her.
“She is loved and supported,” Johnson said. “It’s living hell to not know where she’s at when we have so many people that love and care about her, cheering for her.”
Johnson said she reached out to an agency, and the way she understood their response was that Crawford appears to be an adult who just left on her own, since Crawford was in her own car and there were not any suspicious vehicles nearby.
“She’s a vulnerable adult. She has a diagnosed mental illness,” Johnson said. “It is her well-being and safety, and it should be very serious.”
Johnson noted the fact that there are alerts for missing children and elderly people who go missing.
“Why don’t we have an alert for someone with mental illness when we know they’re at risk for self-harm?” Johnson asked. “We need it.”
People who are close with Crawford have been posting on social media, asking people who may have information on her whereabouts to reach out.
“It’s a frustrating place to be as a family,” Johnson said.
“I just want to find her,” Johnson said.
What to do if you have information
Anyone with information has been asked to contact Tooele County dispatch at (435) 882-5600.
When working with local law enforcement, it is recommended one shares as much information as possible about the missing person, including but not limited to:
Full name or nicknames.
Recent photos.
Date of birth and age at the time they disappeared.
Gender/sex.
Detailed physical description (including unique scars or tattoos).
Date of disappearance.
Medical conditions.
Last known location.
Social media accounts.
Utah officials also suggest taking notes on interactions with law enforcement to keep track of details such as officer names, dates and times of interactions, the case number and what the officers say.
For more information, the Utah Department of Public Safety has a page on its website dedicated to resources for missing persons, as well as pages to view missing persons from Utah.
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