Crime & Safety
Missing East Cobb Woman Found Safe in Rockmart
Bettie Lee Holley, 86, had driven away from Indian Hills home Wednesday afternoon.
Updated: 11:40 p.m. Wednesday
An elderly East Cobb woman who went missing from her home Wednesday afternoon has been found safe in west Georgia.
Betty Lee Holley, 86, was discovered unharmed at a convenience store in Rockmart around 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, nearly eight hours after her disappearance, Cobb police spokesman Sgt. Dana Pierce said.
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Mrs. Holley, who suffers from Alzheimer's and dementia, drove away from her residence on Ridgewater Drive sometime after 2 p.m. in a black 2002 Honda Accord, he said, and Cobb police issued a Mattie's Call alert.
Sgt. Pierce said Mrs. Holley was transported back to Cobb by authorities in Rockmart.
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