UPDATE 11:16 am: Deborah Peterson has been located and she is safe. At about 10:15 AM, a community member observed Peterson’s vehicle along the street in a north Salina neighborhood and contacted the Salina Police Department. Peterson was subsequently located at a residence in the area. The Salina Police Department wishes to thank the community with their assistance.
ORIGINAL: The Salina Police Department is asking for the communities assistance in locating a missing person. On September 24, 2025, a family member reported to the Salina Police Department, 59-year-old Deborah Peterson, of Tescott, Ottawa County, Kansas, missing.
The family member reported their last contact with Peterson was on Monday, September 22nd, 2025, at about 4:30 AM when Peterson left the family member’s residence, located in central Salina. It was believed Peterson was driving back to her residence in the Tescott area. Peterson left behind important medications. Family members also reported Peterson being in mental health crisis recently.
Peterson was driving a white Volkswagen Golf four door bearing Kansas tag 794RCX. The vehicle has a distinguishable green hatchback with a bumper sticker that states, “I identify as a green Volkswagen”. The vehicle was last seen in Salina northbound on Ohio at Pacific on Monday, September 22, 2025, at about 12:30 PM.
Peterson is described as a 59-year-old white female, approximately 5’5’”, 200 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. If anyone has any information in reference to Deborah Peterson, please contact the Salina Police Department or your local law enforcement agency.
