Police in Illinois are searching for a 24-year-old woman who has been missing for more than a week.
The Palatine Police Department said Alyssa Smith was last seen on Sept. 30, after traveling to Chicago with her boyfriend. She never returned home, her mother told News Media.
Smith’s mother has posted appeals and missing-person flyers on social media, asking for help bringing her daughter home.
Alyssa Smith traveled to Chicago with her boyfriend but did not return home, her mother told News Media. (Facebook/Meta/Alyssa Smith)
Her boyfriend, Jacob Ray Caso, returned from Chicago without her, according to Smith’s mother, Rebecca Smith.
The Illinois woman has not been seen or heard from since September. (Facebook/Meta: Alyssa Smith)
Caso shared a missing-person poster for Smith on social media, writing, “Time to come home. No one is mad at you.”
Caso has not been accused of a crime or any wrongdoing.
“Since receiving the missing-person report, Palatine Police detectives have been actively investigating Smith’s whereabouts and following up on information received regarding possible sightings,” police said.
Police said Alyssa Smith has been missing since Sept. 30. (Facebook/Meta: Alyssa Smith)
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Police said Smith may have been seen Saturday, Oct. 3, near Grant Park and around Cicero Avenue and Roosevelt Road.
Investigators are working to confirm those possible sightings and determine Smith’s current whereabouts.
Police said Alyssa Smith, 24, went missing on Sept. 30. (Facebook/Meta: Alyssa Smith)
Smith appears to work at a Chipotle, according to information on her social media account.
She is described as a White female who is approximately 5 feet, 5 inches tall and weighs between 135 and 140 pounds. She has brown hair and brown eyes.
Smith has several body piercings and numerous tattoos, including a distinctive “Pennywise” clown tattoo on her left shoulder.
She was believed to be wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt, light khaki-colored pants or sweatpants and white Adidas sneakers when she disappeared.
Anyone who sees Smith or knows where she may be should contact local law enforcement or call 911.
News Media has contacted Caso and the Palatine Police Department for comment.