Henderson police seek missing Missouri woman, 78

The Henderson police department has asked for help in its search for a missing 78-year-old woman.

Verna Lee Roberts was reported missing by family members who have not heard from her since Wednesday.

Police said Roberts, who is from Missouri, was traveling to a Dwight Yoakam concert in California when her teal 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlass broke down in Henderson.

When she last spoke to family members by cell phone Wednesday, Roberts said a repair shop wanted too much money to fix the car. She also said she had met a woman and her husband at a local casino.

Police said Roberts and an unidentified man retrieved her car from a Henderson repair shop on Wednesday.

Roberts' family has not been able to reach her since.

Police described Roberts as white, approximately 5-foot-4 and 100 pounds. She has red hair and brown eyes. She has extremely high blood pressure and has had heart bypass surgery.

Her car has Missouri license plates.

Anyone with information should call the Henderson Police Department at (702) 267-4913.

Those who wish to remain anonymous should call Crime Stoppers at (702) 385-5555 or visit www.crimestoppersofnv.com

Contact Ben Frederickson at bfrederickson@reviewjournal.com or 702-224-5512.