Update (2/12/2024 4:15 p.m.): A Purple Alert has been issued for Ruth Bassett, who also goes by “Rose,” a missing/endangered 53-year-old.

Update (2/12/24 at 2:50 p.m.): Bassett was last seen on Feb. 9, in the 1600 block area of North Florida Ave. in Tampa.

Original Alert (2/12/2024 at 2:45 p.m.): Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are currently searching for Ruth Bassett, who also goes by “Rose,” a missing/endangered 53-year-old. Bassett is 5’8” around 160 lbs., with gray hair and brown eyes. Bassett was last seen on Feb. 9, in the 4500 block area of Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in Wesley Chapel. If you have any information on Bassett’s whereabouts, please call the Pasco Sheriff’s Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7. You can also report tips online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.