Lara Emanuele, 46, was last seen on June 7 and her car was found abandoned on June 8 in the parking lot of a Holiday Inn Express in Roxbury, New Jersey, about five miles from her home, the Morris County Prosecutor’s Office said.
Emanuele is a third grade teacher at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Morristown, N.J.. She is 5 feet 6 inches with red hair and weighs about 125 lbs., according to News 12 New Jersey.
The outlet reported Emanuele had a restraining order against her husband Brian but recently lifted it.
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Meghan Knab said, “This remains a missing persons investigation.”
“At this time, this is not considered a suspicious disappearance,” Knab said. “We will notify the public if the focus [or] status of the investigation changes.”
On Facebook, Emanuele’s husband has posted information from the county prosecutor’s office asking the community for information that could help find his wife.
A daily search for Emanuele has been underway since last Thursday when her abandoned vehicle was discovered, Knab says. The coordinated search has primarily focused on a “heavily wooded” wildlife area just behind the hotel where her car was found, the prosecutor’s office said in a news release on June 12.
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Emanuele is a third grade teacher at Alexander Hamilton Elementary School in Morristown, N.J.. She is 5 feet 6 inches with red hair and weighs about 125 lbs., according to News 12 New Jersey.
The outlet reported Emanuele had a restraining order against her husband Brian but recently lifted it.
Morris County Prosecutor’s Office spokesperson Meghan Knab said, “This remains a missing persons investigation.”
“At this time, this is not considered a suspicious disappearance,” Knab said. “We will notify the public if the focus [or] status of the investigation changes.”
On Facebook, Emanuele’s husband has posted information from the county prosecutor’s office asking the community for information that could help find his wife.
A daily search for Emanuele has been underway since last Thursday when her abandoned vehicle was discovered, Knab says. The coordinated search has primarily focused on a “heavily wooded” wildlife area just behind the hotel where her car was found, the prosecutor’s office said in a news release on June 12.
Police Searching for Missing New Jersey Teacher After Her Car Was Found Abandoned at a Hotel
The Morris County Prosecutor's Office tells PEOPLE the search for Lara Emanuele has focused on a "heavily wooded" area near where her car was abandoned
