Police try to find missing woman in Wylie, Texas

Texas police are searching for Melonie Ballenger, a 46-year-old mother who disappeared earlier this week without her phone or car.

According to the Wylie Police Department, officers responded to a missing person report on Monday at a local residence. Ballenger’s husband notified investigators that she was last seen at home the previous evening.

Sergeant Donald English told local NBCDFW that Daniel’s husband “was cooperate with our investigatorsgiving interviews and helping with whatever is needed.”

Police have launched a massive search operation to try to find her.

“Officers, along with the assistance of investigators, K9 search dogs and a Texas Department of Public Safety helicopter, searched the area for several hours but were unable to locate Meloni,” the department said in a statement.

Officials have issued a CLEAR warning

Police say Ballenger is a white female, 5 feet 7 inches tall, 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. It is unknown what she was wearing at the time of her disappearance.

Police are asking for information from the public to help find a missing woman. They also asked nearby neighbors to review camera footage for possible clues.

The Texas Department of Public Safety issued CLEAR, or Coordinated Law Enforcement Adult Rescue, on Thursday, the department said.

According to the agency, the warning system helps authorities find missing, abducted or abducted adults ages 18 to 64 who are “in immediate danger of injury or death.”

The search continues. Police told USA TODAY Friday there are no significant updates at this time.

Wylie is about 45 miles from Dallas.

Ballenger called ‘an amazing wife’

In addition to her phone and car, her husband Daniel said she left behind her blood pressure medication. She also had to undergo heart surgery.

“We have been married for almost 22 years, we turned 22 in March. She’s a great mother, a great wife, stays at home, kind of a private person, keeps to herself for the most part, but would do anything for anyone,” Daniel told NBCDFW.

Taylor Ardrey is a news reporter for USA TODAY. You can contact her at [email protected].