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Alexandria police search for missing 80-year-old woman

Woman last seen near W. Del Ray Ave. at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday

Alexandria Police Department issued a Critical Missing Persons Alert on Thursday. (APD)

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The Alexandria Police Department has updated details in its search for a critically missing 80-year-old woman, now saying she was last seen Wednesday evening rather than early Thursday morning.

Virginia Richards was last seen at 8:15 p.m. Wednesday near the 0 block of W. Del Ray Ave., police said Thursday afternoon. Authorities had initially reported she was last seen at 4 a.m. Thursday.

Richards is described as a white female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing 125 pounds, with gray hair and blue eyes.

Police designated Richards a critical missing person, a classification typically used when there is concern for an individual's immediate safety or well-being.

Anyone with information on Richards' whereabouts is asked to call the Alexandria Police Department at 703.746.4444.

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