UPDATE: Venice police say they have found Paula Ann Naoum.

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Venice police are asking for help finding a missing and endangered woman.

The Venice Police Department is calling the case a local Silver Alert. Investigators say Paula Ann Naoum, 65, was last seen walking from 649 S. Tamiami Trail in Venice around noon on Monday.

She usually carries a small black purse with a chain on it and she has a red rose tattoo on her right shoulder.

If you have any information on her whereabouts, contact the Venice Police Department at 941-486-2444.