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Philadelphia police looking for 'endangered' missing people

Philadelphia police are asking for help finding three people who were recently reported missing and whose disappearances have authorities concerned about their well-being.

Philadelphia police are asking for help finding, clockwise from top left, Francis Rollins, Leanne Merna, Doris Blount and Janine Felts. CAPTION UPDATE: Leanne Merna has now been located.
Philadelphia police are asking for help finding, clockwise from top left, Francis Rollins, Leanne Merna, Doris Blount and Janine Felts. CAPTION UPDATE: Leanne Merna has now been located.Read more

Philadelphia police are asking for help finding three people who were recently reported missing and whose disappearances have authorities concerned about their well-being.

A fourth person who had been missing and was listed as "endangered" - 16-year-old Leanne Merna, of Castor - was found safe, but police did not say where.

Still being sought were 27-year-old Janine Felts, 72-year-old Doris Blount and 89-year-old Francis Rollins.

Felts, who is mentally disabled, was last seen at her home on the 9200 block of Bustleton Avenue in Bustleton at about 5:30 p.m. Monday, police said.

She was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall and 141 pounds, with short black hair. When she was last seen, Felts was wearing a black knee-length jacket that had a gray fur collar, blue denim pants and hoop earrings.

Police said Blount was last seen at her residence on the 6200 block of Wayne Avenue in Germantown at about 11 p.m. Tuesday.

She is 5 feet 5 inches tall, 144 pounds and has gray hair. She was last seen wearing blue jeans and a burgundy coat.

Rollins, who has medical conditions that require medication, was last seen at his home on the unit block of East Earlham Street in Wister on Monday, officials said.

He was described as 5 feet 3 inches tall, 90 pounds and balding with gray and black eyebrows and a gray goatee. He was wearing a long tan coat and brown boots when he was last seen.

Anyone with information about Merna's or Felts' whereabouts should contact Northeast Detectives at 215-686-3153. Anyone who has information about Blount or Rollins should call Northwest Detectives at 215-686-3350.