Michele Schlick-Harris, 52 MSG From Fort Bragg, CA Since 12-31-07

[wheezer]

Few clues in case of missing woman
By Brian Hamlin/Senior Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/05/2008 06:16:59 AM PST

A former Vacaville community activist who disappeared from her Fort Bragg home more than a month ago remains missing.

According to Fort Bragg police, 52-year-old Michele Schlick-Harris Few clues in case of missing woman
By Brian Hamlin/Senior Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/05/2008 06:16:59 AM PST

A former Vacaville community activist who disappeared from her Fort Bragg home more than a month ago remains missing.

According to Fort Bragg police, 52-year-old Michele Schlick-Harris drove away from her residence on New Year's Eve. When she failed to return, her roommate reported her missing on Jan. 6. Her blue Volkswagen Beetle subsequently was located in the small town of Caspar, about five miles south of Fort Bragg.

Police Lt. Robert Watson said the car was locked and legally parked near a roadside inn there. The car's alarm system was functional but had not gone off and there were no signs of foul play.

The car later was impounded by police, who reportedly found Schlick-Harris' purse inside. Police are planning to conduct a forensic examination of the car and its contents this week, Watson said.

On Jan. 19, the members of the Mendocino County Search and Rescue Team, groups volunteer searchers and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew combed the area around Caspar with no results.

Schlick-Harris, who moved to Fort Bragg more than a year ago, was a longtime and loud critic of Vacaville city government. She made headlines in 2006 when she was arrested for violating a restraining order that required her to keep away from city officials and employees.

She eventually pleaded no contest to one count of violating a court order and was sentenced to three years probation.

Schlick-Harris is described as white, 52 years of age, about 5 feet tall, weighing 105 pounds with a slender build, blue eyes and gray-blond hair.

Anyone with information about Schlick-Harris can contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at 961-2800 on the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department at 463-4411 drove away from her residence on New Year's Eve. When she failed to return, her roommate reported her missing on Jan. 6. Her blue Volkswagen Beetle subsequently was located in the small town of Caspar, about five miles south of Fort Bragg.

Police Lt. Robert Watson said the car was locked and legally parked near a roadside inn there. The car's alarm system was functional but had not gone off and there were no signs of foul play.

The car later was impounded by police, who reportedly found Schlick-Harris' purse inside. Police are planning to conduct a forensic examination of the car and its contents this week, Watson said.

On Jan. 19, the members of the Mendocino County Search and Rescue Team, groups volunteer searchers and a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter crew combed the area around Caspar with no results.

Schlick-Harris, who moved to Fort Bragg more than a year ago, was a longtime and loud critic of Vacaville city government. She made headlines in 2006 when she was arrested for violating a restraining order that required her to keep away from city officials and employees.

She eventually pleaded no contest to one count of violating a court order and was sentenced to three years probation.

Schlick-Harris is described as white, 52 years of age, about 5 feet tall, weighing 105 pounds with a slender build, blue eyes and gray-blond hair.

Anyone with information about Schlick-Harris can contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at 961-2800 on the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department at 463-4411


http://www.thereporter.com/ci_8173529?source=most_viewed

[wheezer]

As soon as PhotoBucket is done with their maint. I will get a photo up.

[Kami]

Thanks Wheezer, I'll add it to the myspace page tonight. :)

[wheezer]

Thanks Wheezer, I'll add it to the myspace page tonight. :)

Kami, sorry it is taking so long. I guess PhotoBucket is doing a major upgrade or something. LOL
I promise as soon as they let me on, I will have the photo up.
Do want to let you know that the photo that was provided is that of someone holding a Drivers License of this woman. I am hoping that they will issue a real photo of her soon. For now though at least it is something.

[Kami]

No rush Wheezer, I can't do the pics til I get home anyways. :)

[wheezer]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m196/wheezer5695/20080124__loc011_Viewer.jpg
Michele Schlick-Harris

[Grande]

Thanks Wheezer!

[emmeblu]

Oh my, in the news report lst post, it states she drove away from her residence on New Year's Eve and when she did not return was reported missing 1/6. Wonder why the roommate waited so long to report her missing?
Was this woman going out for the night or off on a trip when she left on New Year's Eve?

Maybe there will be a better picture her available before long. Hope that she is found safe.

[wheezer]

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m196/wheezer5695/20080207__loc04_Viewer.jpg

Schlick-Harris' family offers reward
By The Mendocino Beacon Staff -
Article Last Updated: 02/07/2008 10:39:59 AM PST

Police officials have no updates or new information about Michele Schlick-Harris, missing since New Year's, but her family is offering $10,000 for information leading to the conviction of anyone involved in her disappearance.

Schlick-Harris' daughter, Jennifer Schultz, informed the paper of the reward, but was not available for comment as of press time.

Friends and concerned citizens have been circulating and posting information, and placing ads on Bay Area and Sacramento craigslist.org sites.

Schlick-Harris' blue 1999 Volkswagen Beetle was found parked in Caspar. Fort Bragg Police officers arrived Jan. 17 to open the car and have it towed to an undisclosed location for safekeeping. Sheriff's Lt. Dennis Bushnell said a Department of Justice team is going to process the car, meaning they will go through it in search of smaller evidence like fingerprints and DNA-producing items.

Her driver's license, issued in 2007, was found inside the car.

County Search and Rescue, along with several volunteers, searched the area and shoreline around Caspar after her car was located, but found nothing. A Coast Guard helicopter was summoned from Humboldt County to assist in the search. According to USCG reports, the helicopter searched around trails leading to the ocean and along the coastline.

Schlick-Harris is described as being 5'1" tall, weighing about 116 lbs., with blue eyes and blonde/gray hair.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Fort Bragg Police Department at 961-2800 or the dispatch center at 964-0200 after business hours.


http://www.mendocinobeacon.com/local/ci_8195627

[wheezer]

I can't find anything on Michele. I checked the Fort Bragg, CA Sheriffs Office. They have up missing persons pictures, but none of Michele. I tried to search her name on the CA Missing Adult Clearinghouse Data Base, nothing turned up. No new articles on her in any of the local papers.

[Grande]

That's sad, I haven't been able to find anything for quite some time. I do check often however and will continue to until Michele's family has closure.

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[Nut44x4]

Michele Bonnie Schlick

Vital Statistics at Time of Disappearance

Missing Since: December 31, 2007 from Fort Bragg, California
Classification: Missing
Date Of Birth: June 1, 1955
Age: 52
Height: 5'1"
Weight: 115-116 lbs.
Hair Color: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Race: White
Gender: Female
AKA: Michele Bonnie Schlickharris, Schlick-Harris
Case Number: FG080015
Dentals: Available
Details of Disappearance
Schlick was last seen on December 31, 2007. She was reported missing Jan. 6. by her roommate, Guy Batchelder.

He said he last saw Schlick on the morning of Dec. 31, but only for a moment as she left the residence. He had suggested she have some breakfast or at least take a banana with her as she left.

Her blue 1999 Volkswagen Beetle was found locked and legally parked in front of a Caspar motel that periodically hosts concerts and dances. Her driver's license was inside the car, the car's burglar alarm was set and the auto didn't appear to have been tampered with. Batchelder said they found an uneaten banana in her car.

County Search and Rescue, along with several volunteers, searched the area and shoreline around Caspar, but found nothing.

She was former Vacaville resident and outspoken city government critic.



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Investigating Agency
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact:
Fort Bragg Police Department
(707) 964-0200

http://www.nampn.org/cases/schlick_michele_b.html

[Nut44x4]

http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=33208000600240

She is there.... MISSING PERSON

Michele Bonnie Schlick

[Nut44x4]

2007 photo

[wheezer]

http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=33208000600240

She is there.... MISSING PERSON

Michele Bonnie Schlick

Thankyou. I missed it somehow.

[sarahhod]

Ex-area resident missing nearly a year

http://www.thereporter.com/news/ci_11320010

By Brian Hamlin
Posted: 12/27/2008 07:10:05 AM PST

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Michele Schlick-Harris was last seen at her Fort Bragg home on Dec. 31, 2007.


A year ago, former Vacaville community activist Michele Schlick-Harris drove away from her new home in Fort Bragg and disappeared. Despite an ongoing investigation by Mendocino County law enforcement agencies and regional searches, her whereabouts remain a mystery today.

Schlick-Harris, an outspoken critic of Vacaville city government, had moved to Mendocino County in 2007 after a particularly rancorous series of encounters with Vacaville officials had resulted in her arrest and subsequent placement on three years probation for violating a court order to stay away from city employees.

The 52-year-old was last seen at her home in Fort Bragg on the morning of Dec. 31. A roommate, who eventually reported her missing to the Fort Bragg Police Department on Jan. 6, said she had talked about visiting friends in Redding for New Year's, but never turned up there.

According to Fort Bragg police, her blue 1999 Volkswagen Beetle later was found legally parked in front of a roadside inn in the small community of Caspar, about five miles south of Fort Bragg.

Police Lt. Robert Watson reported at the time that the Volkswagen was locked and its burglar alarm was set but had not been activated. Schlick-Harris' purse was found inside the vehicle and police reported no signs of foul play at the scene.

On Jan. 19, community volunteers and members of the Mendocino County Search and Rescue Team, accompanied by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter, fanned out over the coastline and countryside
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around Caspar but were unable to locate Schlick-Harris.

The missing woman's estranged husband, James Harris of Vacaville, said last week that the search for Schlick-Harris seemed to have hit a dead end.

"There has been absolutely no sign of her in any way, shape or form," Harris told The Reporter. "She hasn't been seen or heard from since Dec. 31 last year."

Fort Bragg police said little helpful information has since come in about Schlick-Harris' disappearance, although the case is still considered open.

"It's an active missing persons' case, but we've had no new leads," said Fort Bragg Police Sgt. Charles Gilchrist. "We've pretty well exhausted all avenues."

A longtime critic of Vacaville city government, Schlick-Harris made Solano County headlines in 2006 when she was arrested for violating a restraining order that required her to have no contact with Vacaville officials or city employees. She eventually entered a no-contest plea to one count of violating a court order.

Schlick-Harris is described as white, 53 years old, about 5 feet tall, weighing 105 pounds with a slender build, blue eyes and gray-blond hair.

Anyone with information about the missing woman can contact the Fort Bragg Police Department at (707) 961-2800; or the Mendocino County Sheriff's Department at (707) 463-4411.

[wheezer]

2008: A series of memories


As of Jan. 22, police investigators and citizens hadn't located Michele Schlick-Harris, 52, of Fort Bragg, who was reported missing on Jan. 6. Schlick-Harris' car was found parked in Caspar with her driver's license inside.

http://www.mendocinobeacon.com/news/ci_11343710?source=rss

[TigressPen]

This is just incredibly sad! She obviously had numerous problems with LE and moved to feel freedom and then disappeared. I sure hope the trouble didn't follow her and she decided she needed to just disappear to have some peace inside.

[Faith]

No updates

[nanabillie]

http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/detail.asp?FCN=33208000600240
MISSING PERSON

Michele Bonnie Schlick


http://dojapp.doj.ca.gov/missing/image.aspx?img_id=3320800600240mp1.jpg&width=200

Report Type: Voluntary Missing Adult

Sex: Female
Race: White
Hair: Blonde
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5 ft. 01 in.
Weight: 115 lbs.
Date of Birth: 6/1/1955
Last Seen: 12/31/2007
Dental X-rays Available: Yes
Alias: Michele Bonnie Schlickharris


Michele was last seen on December 31, 2007.

CONTACT
Agency: Fort Bragg Police Department
Phone Number: (707) 964-0200
Case Number: FG080015






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[nanabillie]

I don't understand how they decide she is a "voluntary" missing person when they found her car with her purse inside.

I can't find anything new on her.