The family of a 57-year-old Middletown woman who has been missing more than two weeks is pleading for help to bring her home.
Nina Coe's sisters joined Middletown police for a news conference Friday night, choking back tears at the podium as they described the events leading up to Coe's disappearance, and the radio silence they've been met with ever since.
Coe, who is usually in constant contact with family members, last spoke with her sisters Wednesday, July 15. She attended a dentist appointment the following afternoon and has not been seen or heard from since.
"It's unusual for her to do that because she calls me every single day," said Coe's sister, Dale Ocelik, adding that she feels lost and anxious and has not been able to sleep.
According to a Silver Alert issued last week, Coe suffers from bipolar disorder and is dependent on alcohol and pain medication. Police said she may need immediate medical attention.
Coe's other sister, Barbara Plourde, said the siblings have called and texted Coe but received no response. They stopped by her apartment to find broken glass and the lights off.
"We just want Nina home, and I don't understand why she's not calling us," Plourde said. "We just want Nina home. There's something wrong and we need to find her."
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Police are asking anyone with information on Coe's whereabouts to give them a call.
"She could be in trouble. She does have some medical issues, some dependency issue. We would like to get her home safely or get her some help if she needs it. We’d just really like the public’s assistance with this one," Middletown police Capt. Gary Wallace explained Friday.
When asked if he suspected foul play, Wallace said not necessarily.
"When someone has constant communication like what was mentioned here and all of a sudden just, it stops immediately, and there’s just really no sign of that person, no one’s heard from them, that’s concerning," he said. "I don’t know that that necessarily amounts to 100 percent foul play but it does amount to the fact that that person is out there, needs their medication, needs their family, and that’s what we’re concerned about."
Coe stands 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 130 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. Police said she wears glasses and has a tattoo on one leg and a scar on the right side of her neck.
Police are asking for anyone with information on her whereabouts to come forward and call the department at 860-638-4000.
