Stress levels: skyrocketing

[shadesofmauve]

Y'know that renter who was supposed to move in Saturday, bringing with her my longed-for financial security?

She didn't show up.

She didn't show up today, either.

I've sent her a text message and called once, with no response.

She left a hundred dollar deposit and a small amount of reasonably nice stuff.

The university she's supposedly attending starts classes tomorrow.

What the flying fuck?

Comments

[criada.livejournal.com]

It can't hurt. I found this definition of a missing person case over at the Olympia PD web site: Unaccounted absence – the condition in which an adult has failed to appear for one or more obligations (work, appointments, meals, etc.) and is not present in other locations where they logically would be, given normal routines.
Call the police department's non-emergency number and see if they can do anything. If she's registered for school, then undoubtedly the university will have further info on previous addresses and emergency contacts.

[shadesofmauve]

Oh, that's a really good idea. Thank you! I hadn't thought of it, but of course the cops could ask the school for other contacts -- and regardless of whether she's registered this year, she WAS a student there last year, so they'll have them.

[fenmere.livejournal.com]

The thing about missing person reports is that they are probably treated like collected evidence. They'll compare it to other files and file it for future reference if they have no cause to go looking immediately. So whether they seem to take you seriously or not, you'll be giving them a handy tool to be better aware of whether or not anything's happened to her.

But, if all you've got for identification is her description, first name and last name, they probably can't do much more than you have already done in terms of tracking her down at this stage.

Oh, wait, but they might have the authority to further identify her by her phone number!

[shadesofmauve]

Gave it a try, but as I'm not family or someone who's used to her routine, it's not something they can do anything about. I'm glad I talked to them for my own peace of mind, though -- at least I don't have to worry that there was something else *I* should have done.