UPDATE: SBPD announced Thursday afternoon that 46-year-old Janice  Koch has been located and is safe.

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- The South Bend Police Department is asking the public's help in finding a missing woman last seen Tuesday.

Police say 46-year-old Janice Koch was last seen in the 100 block of Concord Avenue not far from Washington High School on Tuesday.

Koch is described as 5'7", 170 pounds, with naturally black hair currently dyed blonde.

She's believed to be wearing a blue striped shirt, black sweatpants, and blue sneakers.

Koch's family says she regularly travels to Chicago.

If you have any information about Koch's whereabouts, you're asked to call SBPD at 574-235-9201, or 911 after hours.