QUEENS, N.Y. (PIX11) – A New York City family is asking for the community's help in finding a 70-year-old family member, according to the NYPD.

Madeline Padgett, a 70-year-old family member, was last seen leaving her residence on Sanford Avenue in Queens on Tuesday.

Padgett left her home at 11:45 p.m., police said.

Padgett was last seen wearing a black coat, a white T-shirt, and tan pants. Padgett is around 5 feet 5 inches tall and suffers from schizophrenia.

For more information about what to do when a loved one with mental illness is missing, you can check the resources list on the National Alliance on Mental Illness website.

Submit tips to police by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477), visiting crimestoppers.nypdonline.org, downloading the NYPD Crime Stoppers mobile app

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