My "cubicle mate" is a wonderful gentleman named Hobe and his daughter is missing in Spokane. Your prayers are needed and any help searching would be greatly appreciated. Amy is bi-polar and has not taken her medication since Saturday and according to Hobe she probably isn't lucid. She is outside in 50ish degree weather with rain in the forecast. The Sheriff has already told them once it rains they probably won't find her in the condition the family is hoping for, alive. The report was she was seen picking up papers by the road in the Deer Park area (Dragoon Creek Battlefield is what Hobe told me) but we all know how accurate reporters are. I've attached the links and text from some of the local papers for your information.
The Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A search is under way in the Deer Park area for a Spokane woman who has been missing since Saturday.
Relatives of Amy Wheelock reported her missing after she failed to arrive at a family dinner.
A tip yesterday led searchers to the area of the Dragoon Creek Campground north of Spokane.
Police Search for Missing Woman
KHQ-TV
SPOKANE, Wash. - Right now police are requesting your help finding a missing woman. Police are searching for 26 year old Amy Wheelock missing from 300 East Wedgewood.
Amy was last seen wearing blue jeans and a pink tank top when she walked away from her apartment Saturday evening. Wheelock's father filed a missing person's report on Sunday, September 23, when she failed to show for a family dinner. She also failed to show for a doctor's appointment today.
Wheelock suffers from a mental illness. Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
Search for Spokane Woman Continues
KHQ-TV
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Sheriff's Dept. and their new helicopter have joined with police as they continue the search for 26-year-old Spokane woman Amy Wheelock, who's now been missing for four days.
Family members became concerned when Wheelock failed to show for a family dinner on Sunday night, so Wheelock's father filed a missing persons report. He says she did not take her car, cell phone and wallet.
Wheelock also failed to show for a Monday afternoon doctor's appointment . She suffers from mental illness.
Wheelock is described as 5'6", 210 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing blue jeans and a pink shirt when she was last seen leaving her apartment at 300 E. Wedgewood.
Anyone who may have seen Wheelock is urged to call 911.
Spokane Woman Goes Missing on Walk
by: Amy Cannata
A 26-year-old Spokane woman disappeared Saturday evening, leaving behind her car, purse and cell phone, and now her parents are desperately seeking information about what happened. Amy Wheelock was last seen walking near the Northpointe Plaza shopping center.
Wheelock set off on a walk wearing a green T-shirt, blue jeans and possibly flip-flop sandals.
"There has been no activity on her bank accounts. There's been no contact with her tremendous circle of friends. There's been nothing," said Wheelock's father, Robert Wheelock, who lives in Coeur d'Alene.
Robert Wheelock spent the day Tuesday distributing fliers about Amy Wheelock to merchants in north Spokane.
She has missed church, a doctor's appointment and work
Amy Wheelock's roommates said she didn't say where she was going or when she would be back, but they grew concerned when she didn't return Saturday evening, said Amy Wheelock's mother, Meloney Hall.
Hall said her daughter once served in the U.S. Air Force but has lived in Spokane since 2002. Wheelock moved there to be closer to her father.
Hall, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, said she's concerned that her daughter hasn't taken medication for her bipolar disorder since Saturday.
Though Wheelock suffers from a mental disorder, Hall said her daughter is coherent and she doesn't believe that Wheelock would willingly leave behind family and friends. Hall thinks she may have been abducted.
"She's clear-headed. She probably just went for a short walk," Hall said.
Wheelock's address is at an apartment complex at 325 E. Wedgewood Ave. She is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and about 210 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Wheelock is asked to call 911.
Search for Missing Woman Expands
by: Jody Lawrence-Turner
The search for a missing Spokane woman will resume Friday with out-of-town family, friends, police and some strangers -- but few leads.
A helicopter, dogs, motorcycle officers and nearly 40 volunteers searched areas around Dragoon Creek Park in northern Spokane County on Thursday.
Fliers are going out, and family is spreading the word in hopes something will turn up.
My daughter has lived in Spokane for five years. I live in Ohio, said an emotional Meloney Hall, Wheelocks mother. But Im not supposed to be here when shes (not here). Please make her here when Im here. Bring her to me.
Amy Wheelock, 26, left her apartment in the 300 block of East Wedgewood Avenue Saturday night telling her roommate, Im going for a walk, in an unusual terse tone, said Katie Smith, who has lived with Wheelock for four months.
Police have received reports of someone fitting the young womans description walking north on Division Street near the Northpointe Plaza shopping center, near the Dragoon Creek Campground and, most recently, on Deer Park-Milan Road.
She left behind her car, purse and cell phone and has missed church, a doctors appointment and work. Wheelock was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, blue jeans and possibly flip-flop sandals.
Wheelock, who was diagnosed as bi-polar in 2002, had been withdrawn from her normal activities in the week before she disappeared, friends and family said. But shes never disappeared like this, they said.
Hall flew in from Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday to start searching for her daughter. Hall was joined by two of her sisters, from Alabama and Arizona. Another aunt will arrive Saturday from Texas.
On Thursday, the trio gathered at Dragoon Creek Campground with other family members, friends and people who just felt compelled to help. The Spokane County Sheriffs Office and Spokane Police arrived soon after.
Sheldon Georgiades of Springdale brought his basset hound, Jackson. He heard about the missing woman on the news.
Ive used him at home to search for animals, never humans, but hes good, Georgiades said. I came to help, not hinder.
After the Spokane County Sheriffs Office search and rescue crew arrived, a saggy-faced Jackson was turned away. Longer-legged search dogs were on the way. But Georgiades was asked to hand out fliers with Wheelocks picture.
Smith brought a towel, a bra, two pillow cases and a T-shirt from the apartment the two shared to help the dogs get a scent. Smith said she was careful not to spread her own scent when picking up the items.
I used a fork, put gloves on and pulled my hair back, she said.
According to Hall, it was Wheelocks roommate who first reported her missing.
Wheelock, who volunteers in a lab at Sacred Heart Medical Center, once served in the U.S. Air Force but has lived in Spokane since 2002, when she moved here to be closer to her father.
He was also helping with the search.
We encourage all people who live along Highway 395 to walk their property, said Bob Wheelock, a retired Dayton police sergeant. This area is our only lead.
Spokane Police and the Sheriffs Office joined the search about 11 a.m. Thursday.
Since Sunday morning Ive been in contact with her dad, said Spokane Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer DeRuwe. We didnt have enough information to start searching until today.
Spokane Police Lt. Dave McGovern said from talking to her dad, shes in this area and its time for us to ramp up the investigation. We dont have a crime, but were concerned because of the amount of time (shes been missing).
The search on Thursday concluded as darkness fell, but the family set up a headquarters at a Deer Park Subway, Hall said. Anyone who wants to can come to help, talk to the family or whatever.
I need help finding my daughter, Hall said. Well be there every night from 6 to 10 p.m. until shes found or we go home.
Jody Lawrence-Turner can be reached at (509) 459-5593 or jodyl@spokesman.com
Thank you to all in advance for your prayers and any assistance.
Ber
The Associated Press
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A search is under way in the Deer Park area for a Spokane woman who has been missing since Saturday.
Relatives of Amy Wheelock reported her missing after she failed to arrive at a family dinner.
A tip yesterday led searchers to the area of the Dragoon Creek Campground north of Spokane.
Police Search for Missing Woman
KHQ-TV
SPOKANE, Wash. - Right now police are requesting your help finding a missing woman. Police are searching for 26 year old Amy Wheelock missing from 300 East Wedgewood.
Amy was last seen wearing blue jeans and a pink tank top when she walked away from her apartment Saturday evening. Wheelock's father filed a missing person's report on Sunday, September 23, when she failed to show for a family dinner. She also failed to show for a doctor's appointment today.
Wheelock suffers from a mental illness. Anyone with information is urged to call 911.
Search for Spokane Woman Continues
KHQ-TV
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Sheriff's Dept. and their new helicopter have joined with police as they continue the search for 26-year-old Spokane woman Amy Wheelock, who's now been missing for four days.
Family members became concerned when Wheelock failed to show for a family dinner on Sunday night, so Wheelock's father filed a missing persons report. He says she did not take her car, cell phone and wallet.
Wheelock also failed to show for a Monday afternoon doctor's appointment . She suffers from mental illness.
Wheelock is described as 5'6", 210 lbs, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was wearing blue jeans and a pink shirt when she was last seen leaving her apartment at 300 E. Wedgewood.
Anyone who may have seen Wheelock is urged to call 911.
Spokane Woman Goes Missing on Walk
by: Amy Cannata
A 26-year-old Spokane woman disappeared Saturday evening, leaving behind her car, purse and cell phone, and now her parents are desperately seeking information about what happened. Amy Wheelock was last seen walking near the Northpointe Plaza shopping center.
Wheelock set off on a walk wearing a green T-shirt, blue jeans and possibly flip-flop sandals.
"There has been no activity on her bank accounts. There's been no contact with her tremendous circle of friends. There's been nothing," said Wheelock's father, Robert Wheelock, who lives in Coeur d'Alene.
Robert Wheelock spent the day Tuesday distributing fliers about Amy Wheelock to merchants in north Spokane.
She has missed church, a doctor's appointment and work
Amy Wheelock's roommates said she didn't say where she was going or when she would be back, but they grew concerned when she didn't return Saturday evening, said Amy Wheelock's mother, Meloney Hall.
Hall said her daughter once served in the U.S. Air Force but has lived in Spokane since 2002. Wheelock moved there to be closer to her father.
Hall, who lives in Dayton, Ohio, said she's concerned that her daughter hasn't taken medication for her bipolar disorder since Saturday.
Though Wheelock suffers from a mental disorder, Hall said her daughter is coherent and she doesn't believe that Wheelock would willingly leave behind family and friends. Hall thinks she may have been abducted.
"She's clear-headed. She probably just went for a short walk," Hall said.
Wheelock's address is at an apartment complex at 325 E. Wedgewood Ave. She is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and about 210 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes.
Anyone with information about Wheelock is asked to call 911.
Search for Missing Woman Expands
by: Jody Lawrence-Turner
The search for a missing Spokane woman will resume Friday with out-of-town family, friends, police and some strangers -- but few leads.
A helicopter, dogs, motorcycle officers and nearly 40 volunteers searched areas around Dragoon Creek Park in northern Spokane County on Thursday.
Fliers are going out, and family is spreading the word in hopes something will turn up.
My daughter has lived in Spokane for five years. I live in Ohio, said an emotional Meloney Hall, Wheelocks mother. But Im not supposed to be here when shes (not here). Please make her here when Im here. Bring her to me.
Amy Wheelock, 26, left her apartment in the 300 block of East Wedgewood Avenue Saturday night telling her roommate, Im going for a walk, in an unusual terse tone, said Katie Smith, who has lived with Wheelock for four months.
Police have received reports of someone fitting the young womans description walking north on Division Street near the Northpointe Plaza shopping center, near the Dragoon Creek Campground and, most recently, on Deer Park-Milan Road.
She left behind her car, purse and cell phone and has missed church, a doctors appointment and work. Wheelock was last seen wearing a green T-shirt, blue jeans and possibly flip-flop sandals.
Wheelock, who was diagnosed as bi-polar in 2002, had been withdrawn from her normal activities in the week before she disappeared, friends and family said. But shes never disappeared like this, they said.
Hall flew in from Dayton, Ohio, on Wednesday to start searching for her daughter. Hall was joined by two of her sisters, from Alabama and Arizona. Another aunt will arrive Saturday from Texas.
On Thursday, the trio gathered at Dragoon Creek Campground with other family members, friends and people who just felt compelled to help. The Spokane County Sheriffs Office and Spokane Police arrived soon after.
Sheldon Georgiades of Springdale brought his basset hound, Jackson. He heard about the missing woman on the news.
Ive used him at home to search for animals, never humans, but hes good, Georgiades said. I came to help, not hinder.
After the Spokane County Sheriffs Office search and rescue crew arrived, a saggy-faced Jackson was turned away. Longer-legged search dogs were on the way. But Georgiades was asked to hand out fliers with Wheelocks picture.
Smith brought a towel, a bra, two pillow cases and a T-shirt from the apartment the two shared to help the dogs get a scent. Smith said she was careful not to spread her own scent when picking up the items.
I used a fork, put gloves on and pulled my hair back, she said.
According to Hall, it was Wheelocks roommate who first reported her missing.
Wheelock, who volunteers in a lab at Sacred Heart Medical Center, once served in the U.S. Air Force but has lived in Spokane since 2002, when she moved here to be closer to her father.
He was also helping with the search.
We encourage all people who live along Highway 395 to walk their property, said Bob Wheelock, a retired Dayton police sergeant. This area is our only lead.
Spokane Police and the Sheriffs Office joined the search about 11 a.m. Thursday.
Since Sunday morning Ive been in contact with her dad, said Spokane Police spokeswoman Officer Jennifer DeRuwe. We didnt have enough information to start searching until today.
Spokane Police Lt. Dave McGovern said from talking to her dad, shes in this area and its time for us to ramp up the investigation. We dont have a crime, but were concerned because of the amount of time (shes been missing).
The search on Thursday concluded as darkness fell, but the family set up a headquarters at a Deer Park Subway, Hall said. Anyone who wants to can come to help, talk to the family or whatever.
I need help finding my daughter, Hall said. Well be there every night from 6 to 10 p.m. until shes found or we go home.
Jody Lawrence-Turner can be reached at (509) 459-5593 or jodyl@spokesman.com
Thank you to all in advance for your prayers and any assistance.
Ber
