Update: Community members will search for 24-year-old Stephanie Francique today from 8 AM until about 2 PM. Francique has a four-year-old daughter and has been missing since November 5. Volunteers will search the wooded area around her home, which is where she disappeared from.November 13th, 2007Press Release:The Pasco Sheriff's Office is conducting a missing persons investigation into the disappearance of a 24-year-old year New Port Richey woman. Family members say it is unusual for the mother of a four-year-old girl to be gone this long. The missing person is identified as Stefanie Francique of 11910 Old Tuscany Place, New Port Richey. She was last seen at her home at 11 p.m. on 11/5/07. Her stepmother woke up the next morning in the home at 7:30 a.m. and Stefanie was missing.Stefanie Francique's vehicle was still in the driveway on 11/6/07 but no sign of where Stefanie had gone. She also left some personal items including her wallet and driver's license at home. Stefanie works odd jobs cleaning houses. Her friend called when Stefanie failed to pick her up to give her a ride to work.Her estranged husband is identified as Darryl Francique now of Brandon and is taking care of the four-year-old girl.Pasco Deputies responded to the woman's address on 11/6/07 at 11:44 p.m. Deputies searched the residence, the clubhouse directly north of the house, the pool area behind the clubhouse, the wooded area in back of the residence and found no evidence of foul play. At this point the case is classified as a missing persons case.Anyone with information about this missing person is asked to contact Detective Kevin Macomber with the Pasco Sheriff's Office at 1-800-854-2862, extension 7462/>
