DALLAS, Texas — The Dallas Police Department discontinued the Silver Alert issued for 88-year-old Myrtle Polk Monday, though police are still searching for the woman, who has been missing for three weeks.
Polk is "still listed as a critical missing" person and the search for her is still active, Dallas Police said Monday. Polk was reported missing on June 10.
Detectives were in contact with the Texas Department of Public Safety daily to continue the Silver Alert, Dallas Police said. Without any new information about Polk's whereabouts, the Silver Alert was discontinued, police said.
Dallas' special investigations unit is now assisting in the case, police said. They ask anyone with information to contact Dallas police at (214) 671-4268.
Police say she was last seen near the 1100 block of Indian Creek Trail in Dallas.
Polk is known to her community as a matriarch. Her son Phillip Polk says she was last seen on Saturday and knew something was wrong when she didn’t show up to church at the Exciting Singing Hills Baptist Church on Sunday.
Since her disappearance, many people have done what they can to search for her on their own. “She is truly an elder in the community,” said her son.
Phillip Polk said his mother is a pillar in the community. She taught for nearly 50 years within Dallas ISD schools and served at the church for decades.
Many people have searched some of the normal areas she would frequent, like the car wash or grocery store near her home.
“When we activated the village to help us locate her,” said Phillip.
His mother suffers from early signs of dementia. He said she drives a black Lexis ES 330TX LP BV7-K204.
Howard E. Anderson Sr. is the lead pastor of the Singing Hills Church. He said many church members were devastated by her disappearance, but wouldn’t stop searching until they found her.
“If you see anything from the bullet that the police department has put out, please call them,” he said.
Her son said faith is the only thing keeping him grounded right now.
“We chose to believe that my mom is somewhere waiting to be found, waiting to come home healthy,” said Phillip. “That's what we're standing on.”
If you see her or know her whereabouts, you’re asked to call Dallas Police. They’ve also created this email Findmyrtlepolk@gmail.com and phone number 469-730-4866.