Current:Home > InvestPolice search for missing mother who vanished in Wylie, Texas without phone or car -TrueNorth Finance Path
Police search for missing mother who vanished in Wylie, Texas without phone or car
View
Date:2025-04-14 04:48:52
Police in Texas are searching for Melonie Ballenger, a 46-year-old mother, who vanished earlier this week without her phone or car.
According to the Wylie Police Department, officers responded to a missing person's report on Monday at a local residence. Ballenger's husband notified investigators that she was last seen at the home the night before.
Sgt. Donald English told local outlet NBCDFW that the husband, Daniel, "has been cooperative with our investigators, submitting to interviews, and helping out with anything that's needed."
Police launched extensive search efforts to try to find her.
"Officers along with the help of investigators, K9 search dogs and a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter searched the area for multiple hours but were unable to locate Melonie," the department said in a statement.
Missing:San Francisco police asking for help locating 18-year-old woman missing since Halloween
Officials issue a CLEAR Alert
Police say Ballenger is a white female, 5'7, 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. It's unclear what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.
Police are requesting information from the public to find the missing woman. They have also asked nearby neighbors to review their camera footage for any leads.
According to the department, the Texas Department of Public Safety issued a CLEAR, or Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue, on Thursday.
Per the agency, the alert system helps authorities find missing, kidnapped, or abducted adults aged 18 to 64 who "are in immediate danger of injury or death."
Searches are ongoing. Police told USA TODAY on Friday that there are no significant updates at this time.
Wylie is about 28 miles from Dallas.
Ballenger described as 'amazing wife'
In addition to the phone and car, her husband, Daniel, said that she left behind her blood pressure medication. She also had an upcoming heart procedure.
“We've been married almost 22 years now, 22 years in March. She's a wonderful mother, amazing wife, stays at home, kind of a private person, keeps to herself for the most part, but would do anything for anyone," Daniel told NBCDFW.
Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can reach her at [email protected].
This story was updated to add a video.
veryGood! (858)
Related
- Alex Murdaugh’s murder appeal cites biased clerk and prejudicial evidence
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Global Warming Set the Stage for Los Angeles Fires
- Tom Holland's New Venture Revealed
- Gen. Mark Milley's security detail and security clearance revoked, Pentagon says
- The company planning a successor to Concorde makes its first supersonic test
- Average rate on 30
- Why we love Bear Pond Books, a ski town bookstore with a French bulldog 'Staff Pup'
- Appeals court scraps Nasdaq boardroom diversity rules in latest DEI setback
Ranking
- EU countries double down on a halt to Syrian asylum claims but will not yet send people back
- Why members of two of EPA's influential science advisory committees were let go
- Which apps offer encrypted messaging? How to switch and what to know after feds’ warning
- McKinsey to pay $650 million after advising opioid maker on how to 'turbocharge' sales
- Could Bill Belichick, Robert Kraft reunite? Maybe in Pro Football Hall of Fame's 2026 class
- Travis Hunter, the 2
- Rams vs. 49ers highlights: LA wins rainy defensive struggle in key divisional game
- Travis Hunter, the 2
Recommendation
Taylor Swift Eras Archive site launches on singer's 35th birthday. What is it?
'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
New Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
Trump invites nearly all federal workers to quit now, get paid through September
Travis Hunter, the 2
'Vanderpump Rules' star DJ James Kennedy arrested on domestic violence charges
Whoopi Goldberg is delightfully vile as Miss Hannigan in ‘Annie’ stage return
New data highlights 'achievement gap' for students in the US