Update – Thanks to an alert tipster. Cooke was arrested last night after a brief foot chase near Food Lion on Hopeman Parkway. She is being held without bond at Middle River Regional Jail.

The Waynesboro Police Department sends this snippet of advice, “Don’t run from the police. You only go to jail tired.”

The Waynesboro Police Department is requesting assistance in locating:

Nikia Ann Cooke
41 years old
W/F
5’07”
170 Lbs

Last known address: Fishersville

Wanted on one charge –

• Capias/Failure to Appear

She has been wanted since December 15, 2015

If anyone has information concerning her whereabouts, please contact the Waynesboro Police Department at (540) 942-6675 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-322-2017.