***UPDATE - Tanisha Louise Alford has been located, and she is safe.
The information below was posted at 3 p.m.:
WAKE FOREST, NC - The Wake Forest Police Department is requesting the public’s help locating a missing person. Tanisha Louise Alford (photo attached) was last seen today at noon along the 100 block of Oakwood Drive in Wake Forest.
Tanisha, 50, is a black female with short black hair and brown eyes standing approximately 5’8” tall and weighing 170 pounds. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt and either black or gray pants.
Tanisha suffers from a form of cognitive impairment. If asked, she will not know her home address or telephone number. She has no money but has been known to ask for money for cigarettes and food. Wake Forest Police are in close contact with Tanesha’s family.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Tanisha Alford is urged to call the Wake Forest Police Department at 919-554-6150.