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Purple alert issued for Lakeland woman last seen days ago

Lisa-Marie Martin-LaFave could be traveling in a 2018 white Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk with Florida tag Z25DTY.
Credit: Lakeland Police Department
Purple Alert issued for Lisa-Marie Martin-LaFave

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Florida purple alert has been issued for 56-year-old Lisa-Marie Martin-LaFave, the Lakeland Police Department said in a news release.

Martin-LaFave was last seen at around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 13, near Rockingham Road in Lakeland. Authorities believe she's traveling in a 2018 white Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk with Florida tag Z25DTY.

The 56-year-old woman is 5-feet, 2-inches and weighs 140 pounds. Her hair is brown and shoulder-length and her eyes are brown, the police department said. Martin-LaFave has a red and black rose tattoo on her ankle. She was last seen wearing a long blue and yellow floral dress. 

Anyone with information on the woman's whereabouts is urged to call Detective Sharrett at 863-834-6964 or David.sharrett@lakelandgov.net. You can reach the police department at 863-834-6966.

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A purple alert is issued to "assist in the location of missing adults suffering from mental, cognitive, intellectual or developmental disabilities," state leaders explained in a news release.

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