My babysitter went missing...

[Anonymous]

Last night I spoke to our sitter a half hour before she was to come and she gave me her dinner order. A half hour later she text me she is going to be 15 minutes late a half hour later she sent me a strange text saying she was on park with car troubles be done soon. I immediately called and text her to see if she needed any help and make sure she was ok. I called her probably 10 times last night and text her 7 times. Nothing! I'm so worried about her. I contacted the police department to make sure she wasn't on the side of the road and make sure nothing was called in meeting the description of her car or her. An officer called me and said that he called several times and left a message for her to call him but he hadn't heard from her as of this morning. He did say that her cell phone was on and moving. Doesn't mean she is with it but that was all the info he had.

Our sitter has been with us a year and babysits weekly. She is so reliable and we have never had a problem with her flaking out or even being late. The one time she had an emergency she found a replacement sitter.

I'm so concerned. Any thoughts? Parents get an address and an emergency contact for your babysitters. All I have is her name and number!

[Anonymous]

Tell the cops to get her phone. They can pinpoint its location.

What town, OP?

[Anonymous]

I wouldn't be surprised if OP is a troll. Her story's a bit off.

[Anonymous]

I swear I'm not a troll. I live in Washington, D.C. The officer did tell me her phone is on and moving and I asked if it was in DC and he said he cannot tell me that information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I swear I'm not a troll. I live in Washington, D.C. The officer did tell me her phone is on and moving and I asked if it was in DC and he said he cannot tell me that information.

If your story is true, why didn't you file a missing person report and get a case number? The police can easily locate the phone, plus identify the owner/address of the cell phone. They don't need to share anything with you, do they?

[Anonymous]

Why are you worried? Just find a new sitter.

[Anonymous]

I'm worried because she is a sweet and seemingly honest women who has worked with us for a year. It's like she just vanished. She has never done anything like this. Never. I did contact the police as I said and they did a search on her phone and all they could say is her phone is on and moving meaning picked up on towers. I also contacted the Takoma park police where she lives and the DC park police since she said she was in the park and I know she takes rock creek to our house. I spoke to a Sargent and my husband went to the police station this afternoon as requested to look at photos. I'm worried because she said she was on her way running late, told me what she wanted for dinner and then didn't show. I think I have a right to be concerned.

[Anonymous]

You do have every right to be concerned. Hopefully something very urgent came up that she was unable to reply to you and that she's otherwise okay!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm worried because she is a sweet and seemingly honest women who has worked with us for a year. It's like she just vanished. She has never done anything like this. Never. I did contact the police as I said and they did a search on her phone and all they could say is her phone is on and moving meaning picked up on towers. I also contacted the Takoma park police where she lives and the DC park police since she said she was in the park and I know she takes rock creek to our house. I spoke to a Sargent and my husband went to the police station this afternoon as requested to look at photos. I'm worried because she said she was on her way running late, told me what she wanted for dinner and then didn't show. I think I have a right to be concerned.

Knew this was a troll. It's sergeant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm worried because she is a sweet and seemingly honest women who has worked with us for a year. It's like she just vanished. She has never done anything like this. Never. I did contact the police as I said and they did a search on her phone and all they could say is her phone is on and moving meaning picked up on towers. I also contacted the Takoma park police where she lives and the DC park police since she said she was in the park and I know she takes rock creek to our house. I spoke to a Sargent and my husband went to the police station this afternoon as requested to look at photos. I'm worried because she said she was on her way running late, told me what she wanted for dinner and then didn't show. I think I have a right to be concerned.

Knew this was a troll. It's sergeant.

Misspelling a word doesn't make her a troll. She's probably ESL.

[Anonymous]

OP here and yes English is not my first language. I'm not a troll. Still no word. Has anyone ever had a sitter do anything like this? I'm just floored that she would do this to us intentionally. I'm having a hard time believing that something didn't happen to her. It just seems so off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here and yes English is not my first language. I'm not a troll. Still no word. Has anyone ever had a sitter do anything like this? I'm just floored that she would do this to us intentionally. I'm having a hard time believing that something didn't happen to her. It just seems so off.

This is how we do things in america. I've had this happen to me many times with sitters. They will agree to a date, no show on the agreed time and then just never respond again.

[Anonymous]

Was she paid in cash?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm worried because she is a sweet and seemingly honest women who has worked with us for a year. It's like she just vanished. She has never done anything like this. Never. I did contact the police as I said and they did a search on her phone and all they could say is her phone is on and moving meaning picked up on towers. I also contacted the Takoma park police where she lives and the DC park police since she said she was in the park and I know she takes rock creek to our house. I spoke to a Sargent and my husband went to the police station this afternoon as requested to look at photos. I'm worried because she said she was on her way running late, told me what she wanted for dinner and then didn't show. I think I have a right to be concerned.

Photos of what? This makes no sense. You can't file a missing person report because she didn't show up for a babysitting job. So, what kind of photos are the police asking your husband to look at?

This isn't a relative off yours, is it?

[Anonymous]

They were trying to identify her and had him look at drivers license pictures of women with her name. A no call no show is one thing. She told me what she wanted for dinner, told me she was on her way, then tells me she is is having car troubles and would be here soon and didn't show up. I was worried she is on the side of the road alone and maybe something happened. I am starting to think that maybe she did just not show up and is fine. I didn't realize or think anyone would do this.