CLEARLAKE, Calif. – A young woman who traveled from her Clearlake home to Nevada earlier this month has not communicated with family and friends since then, and they and police are seeking information on her whereabouts.
Desirae Deweese, 22, left Clearlake with an ex-boyfriend around March 5 for Reno, according to information posted about her by friends on a newly set up Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/pages/Help-locate-Desirae-Deweese/172807502869064 .
The Clearlake Police Department is investigating Deweese’s case after her father reported her missing, said Sgt. Nick Bennett.
Bennett said Deweese recently had two family members die, including her mother, and was reported to be despondent at the time she left home for the trip to Reno.
Friends reported on the Facebook page set up for Deweese that she and her ex-boyfriend had an argument while in Reno and he returned to California without her.
Reno Police had contact with Deweese on March 6 and again on March 8, and found her to be in good health both times, Bennett said.
“However, we haven’t heard anything further from her,” said Bennett, who spoke with Deweese’s father on Wednesday.
It’s believed that Deweese is still in the Reno area, Bennett said.
She is described as 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighing 120 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.
A reward is being offered for information about her whereabouts.
Anyone with information is asked to call her family at 707-295-2238 or 707-245-2525.
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