PETERSBURG, Va. (WRIC) -- The Petersburg Bureau of Police is asking for the public's help to locate a 56-year-old woman who went missing around 4 months ago. The bureau posted the missing person report to Facebook on Friday, Jan. 9, asking for help to find 56-year-old Valerie Elaine Hawkins. Valer ie Elaine Hawkins (Photo: Petersburg Bureau of Police) Hawkins, pictured above, is 5 feet 6 inches tall with blonde hair and brown eyes, and was last seen in the 900 block of Prince Avenue on an unknown date in October 2025, authorities said. Anyone with information about Hawkins' whereabouts is asked to contact the Petersburg Bureau of Police at 804-732-4222. ...read more read less