UPDATE
Jennifer Cooke has been found safe, according to a Monday afternoon update by the Pasco Sheriff.
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A Purple Alert has been issued for a missing Florida woman who has not been seen since Saturday, according to the Pasco Sheriff.
Jennifer Cooke, 45, was last seen Saturday evening at around 7:25 p.m. in the Annika Way area in Dade City. Police believe she could be in the Leesburg or the Orlando area.
CBS 10 Tampa Bay reports that Cooke is possibly in a 2016 gray Kia Soul with Florida license plate, Z957QH.
“I received noticed from SunPass (FL toll booths) that my car hit the turnpike around 9:22 p.m. It pinged exactly 25 toll booths as it traveled down by Miami and back up. The last ping was this morning at 5:22 a.m. up near Disney,” Cooke’s mother said.
“Her iPhone is still pinging around the Everglades and a wildlife preserve much farther south than where my car pinged the last toll booth this morning. I feel like I can’t even breathe right! No one knows where my daughter is or where my car is.”
PSO deputies are currently searching for Jennifer Cooke, a missing/endangered 45-year-old, for which a Purple Alert has been issued. Cooke is 5’3” around 140 lbs., with blonde hair & green eyes. Cooke was last seen on Aug. 19 around 7:25 p.m., near Annika Way in Dade City. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/lSRDarD9Vc
— Pasco Sheriff (@PascoSheriff) August 21, 2023
Cooke is described as a white female who stands 5 feet 3 inches tall and weighs around 140 pounds. She was last seen in black pants, black shoes, a purple shirt with a McDonald’s logo. She was also carrying a maroon purse, police said.
Anyone with information on Cooke’s whereabouts is urged to call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, and choose option 7. To report a tip online, visit at PascoSheriff.com/tips.
This is a developing story and will be updated as additional information becomes available. Check back for updates.
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[Feature Photo: Jennifer Cooke via Pasco Sheriff]
