FLORENCE — Police suspect foul play may be involved in the disappearance of 69-year-old woman reported missing Monday.
Family members last spoke with Willie Mae Hayes about 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Florence Police Maj. Carlos Raines said.
Her family suspected something was wrong when they couldn’t reach her and she didn’t show up to work Monday at a day-care center where she is employed, Raines said.
Police began to investigate Monday afternoon soon after she was reported missing, Raines said. When officers arrived at her home in the 200 block of West Liberty Street, it looked like someone had forced his or her way inside.
Several items, in addition to Hayes’ car, were stolen from her home, Raines said.
Officers later found Hayes’ vehicle backed into a parking space at an apartment complex on Roughfork Street, which is about a block from her home. Raines said it appears people other than Hayes had been in the car recently.
Raines said investigators are extremely concerned about the situation.
Anyone with information on Hayes’ whereabouts is asked to call police immediately at (843) 676-8800 or Crime Stoppers of the Pee Dee at (843) 667-TIPS (8477) or (866) 369-TIPS (8477). Callers need not reveal their identities.
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