UPDATE: This Silver Alert has been cancelled.

Press Release

DEMOTTE — A Statewide Silver Alert has been declared for a woman from Demotte.

The Newton County Sheriff’s Department is investigating the disappearance of Shirley Smith, a 75-year-old white female who is 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen driving a blue 2014 Mitsubishi Mirage with Indiana license plate 427BOL.

She is missing from Demotte, which is 124 miles northwest of Indianapolis and was last seen at 4 a.m. Sunday, June 7. She is believed to be in danger and may require medical assistance.

If you have any information on Shirley Smith, contact the Newton County Sheriff’s Department at (219) 474-5661 or 911.