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Woman Missing for Over a Week

North Las Vegas Police have issued an alert for a woman they believe is in danger. She left her home one week ago and is still missing.

The woman left a note at her house saying she was going to bible study. She did not return.

Fifty-six-year-old Patricia Ann Prather lives with her older brother in this apartment near Las Vegas Boulevard and Carey. Last Wednesday, her brother, Rupert Harris, gave Patricia her medication, fed her breakfast, and came home to find a note. “I am gone out for today to pray meeting. Will return. Have a nice day,” it said.

Harris cares for his little sister because of her mental condition. The courts have appointed him conservator and he is now worried where she may have wandered off to. “It's been a long time since she's had her medication. Also, she has seizures. She got into an altercation in California because she had a seizure and the officers didn't know what was going on. They thought she was resisting arrest,” he said.

But Harris says his sister is a loving, religious woman who has special needs.

North Las Vegas Police do not suspect foul play, but they are concerned about Patricia's well being. “She is considered an endangered missing adult because she is in need of medications for a medical condition she has and she is at serious risk for seizures,” said NLVPD Officer Chrissie Coon.

Harris says Patricia is not herself when she's not taking her medicine. Her safe return is his big wish. “I've notified everyone I know to notify, but the rest of it I put it in God's hands,” he said.

Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Patricia Prather is asked to call North Las Vegas Police at 633-9111 and ask for Detective Fay.