Urgent appeal for information on missing Scots woman nine days after she vanished
Police are appealing for information on a Scots woman who has been missing for over a week. Michelle Wade was last seen on Friday, July 25.
And today Police Scotland again asked the public for assistance in tracking her down. The force said she vanished from Kilmarnock at around 8.15pm last Friday.
The last sighting of the 36-year-old was in the East Ayrshire town's North Hamilton Street, and officers want locals to review CCTV footage or doorbell camera for any clues.
A picture of Michelle, wearing a pink top, was posted on the Police Scotland Ayrshire Facebook page. The post said she is 5ft 5ins tall and is of medium build.
The force said she also has long brown/blonde hair and that she has a distinctive tattoo on the left-hand-side of her face, which is a star design.
The tattoo can be seen in the picture of her posted alongside the missing person appeal. The tattoo is two stars and sits underneath her eye, just above her cheek.
The Facebook post read: "Police Scotland is re-appealing for the public's assistance to help trace Michelle Wade who has been missing for over a week."
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The social media appeal added: "The 36-year-old was last seen in the North Hamilton Street area of Kilmarnock around 8.15pm on Friday, 25 July, 2025.
"Concern is growing for Michelle's welfare and officers are keen to speak to anyone who may have information on possible sightings of her.
"She is described as white, around 5ft 5 in height and of medium build. She has long brown/blonde hair and has a distinctive tattoo on the left-hand side of her face of a star design.
"When last seen, Michelle was wearing a sage green tracksuit and trainers." Inspector Chris Cochrane also spoke about the search to track Michelle down.
He said: "Nine days have passed since Michelle was last seen and we are growingly increasingly concerned as it is out of character for her not to be in touch with anybody for this long.
"We are carrying out a number of enquiries to trace her and I would appeal again to anyone who has any information on her whereabouts to please contact us as soon as possible.
"I would also ask members of the community to please check their gardens or any outbuildings, as well as reviewing potential sightings on private CCTV or doorbell footage."
He said the checks "could help establish Michelle's movements". Anyone with information is asked to contact Police Scotland on 101, quoting reference number 3302 of Monday, 28 July, 2025.
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