New Hampshire police searching for missing Maine women

Gillian Graham, Portland Press Herald, Maine
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Feb. 22—Police in New Hampshire are searching for two Maine women with intellectual disabilities who are lost and driving around Maine, Massachusetts and New Hampshire.

New Hampshire State Police activated the missing vulnerable adult alert system and asked for the public's assistance in locating Kimberly Pushard, 51, and Angela Bussell, 50. They were reported missing by the Topsham Police Department at 12:36 a.m. Wednesday.

Attached is a photo of Kimberly Pushard (front) and Angela Bussell (back). pic.twitter.com/1wn2Ao7ORF

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Pushard's and Bussell's families told police the women are intellectually disabled, easily disoriented, have trouble processing information and are prone to be confused by directions.

Pushard is driving her red 2012 Jeep Compass with Maine registration 1960VC with Bussell as a passenger, police said. On Tuesday evening, they had contact with Exeter police and several other New Hampshire law enforcement agencies, who all attempted to give them directions to return home.

Pushard's cell phone last pinged in Candia and Raymond, New Hampshire, but is now powered off.

Anyone who has contact with the women is asked to call the Exeter Police Department at 603-772-1212.