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Have you seen these Thurston County residents? 1 is missing, 2 are runaways, police say

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Area police are asking the public for help locating a missing man and two teenage girls who ran away from home.

Eddy D. Bidlake, 63, was last seen about 5 p.m. Oct. 23, 2023, in the 19000 block of Melon Street Southwest in the Grand Mound area, according to the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office.

He also was possibly seen the next day in the 14300 block of Case Road in the Rochester area.

Bidlake is described as 5-foot-10 with long brown hair. He also has a visible “Seahawks” tattoo on his neck, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Bidlake was last seen wearing a black/green flannel shirt with black pants. He is believed to have dementia or other memory-related challenge.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Thurston County dispatch non-emergency line at 360-704-2740.

Eddy Bidlake was last seen on Oct. 23, 2023.
Eddy Bidlake was last seen on Oct. 23, 2023. Thurston County Sheriff's Office Courtesy

Missing girls

Lacey police are looking for two girls who ran away from home last week.

Nadia L. Black, 15, has been missing since Feb. 1, according to police. She has “associates” who live in Lacey, Spanaway and Fircrest.

Black is described as 5-foot-3 and 140 pounds, according to police. She was last seen wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.

Nadia Black has been missing since Feb. 1.
Nadia Black has been missing since Feb. 1. Lacey Police Department Courtesy

Kirra Jensen, 16, also has been missing since Feb. 1.

Jensen is described as 5-foot-1 and 110 pounds. She has blue eyes and hair that has been dyed pink, according to police.

Kirra Jensen has been missing since Feb. 1.
Kirra Jensen has been missing since Feb. 1. Lacey Police Department Courtesy

Anyone with information about either Black or Jensen is asked to call Lacey police at 360-459-4333.

This story was originally published February 4, 2024 at 1:44 PM.

Rolf Boone
The Olympian
Rolf has worked at The Olympian since August 2005. He covers breaking news, the city of Lacey and business for the paper. Rolf graduated from The Evergreen State College in 1990. Support my work with a digital subscription
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