UPDATE at 7:30 a.m.: Howard County police say Mildred Jean Rice has been found and is safe.
PREVIOUSLY at midnight:
WASHINGTON — Police in Howard County, Maryland are asking for help finding an 82-year-old woman.
According to police, Mildred Jean Rice was last seen around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in Columbia, Maryland.
Rice is described as standing 5-feet-4-inches tall, weighing 130 pounds, with white hair and green eyes. She was wearing a floral shirt, black pants and glasses. Police say she may be driving a gray 2003 Lexus four-door car with Maryland license plates.
If you see Rice, you’re asked to call Howard County Police at 410-313-2966.