Deputies looking for missing Park Twp mom, 3 kids, dog
PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Deputies are asking the public for help finding a missing Park Township mother, her three children and their dog who were last seen in Indiana.
On Thursday, deputies with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Office began investigating the suspicious disappearance of 50-year-old Michelle Lynn Olszewski and her three children, ages 14, 10 and 8, after Olszewski removed her children from school the day before and left the state. Her rental car and belongings were found at a hotel in Indiana.
The sheriff's office said it is working with the Mishawaka Police Department to find Olszewski, her children and their dog, Lambchop. Lambchop is a Shiba Inu breed, medium-sized and golden brown with some white coloring.
'They did find evidence that Michelle may be mentally unstable at this time and has a history of mental instability,' the sheriff's department said in a release.
Olszewski and her children have not been seen at or near the Indiana hotel since Thursday. The sheriff's office said they do not have a known source of transportation.
Anyone with information is asked to call Ottawa County Central Dispatch at 1.800.249.0911 or Silent Observer at 877.887.4536.
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