Eugene police seek missing 67-year-old woman last seen leaving care facility

Eugene police asked for help finding Carol Clove, 67, on July 7, after she was last seen around 4:30 p.m. July 5 leaving her care facility at 1166 E. 28th Ave. through the University Street side and heading south. Clove was wearing a blue dress with white floral or polka-dot patterns and was using an electric wheelchair with purple plastic tire flares, a basket and lime-green coloring. Anyone who sees her or has information should call Eugene police immediately at 541-682-5111.

Clove has dementia and Parkinson’s and cannot move without the wheelchair. The Alzheimer’s Association says six in 10 people living with dementia will wander at least once, and many do so repeatedly.

Clove’s family has asked neighbors to check home security cameras for any sign of her. Footage from the afternoon and evening of July 5, especially around the care facility and the streets south of it, could help establish where she went after leaving the building.

Oregon law treats adults with impaired mental conditions such as dementia as potentially missing vulnerable adults, and state policy requires law enforcement agencies to have written procedures for those cases. The Oregon State Police Missing Children/Adults Clearinghouse distributes information about missing adults and children to law enforcement agencies and the public, and the Oregon Department of Emergency Management says families can also reach the Aging and Disability Resource Connection at 855-673-2372 for statewide help when older adults go missing. The Eugene Police Department has more than 60 cold cases classified as homicides and missing persons.