A woman from Cranston, Rhode Island, who’d been missing for days was found alive in a parked vehicle Sunday, amid a criminal investigation involving the FBI.
Police shared few immediate details about the discovery of Linda DaLomba, a 45-year-old woman who has autism and is nonverbal, in the vehicle at the intersection of Cranston’s Pond and Station streets. She was taken to Rhode Island Hospital for evaluation.
A news conference was planned for 2 p.m., where more details were expected to be revealed.
DeLomba was last seen Wednesday afternoon, police said that day. She resides in a group home in Lincoln.
Authorities said Friday that a Cranston woman employed as DaLomba’s caregiver had claimed that DaLomba disappeared from a bathroom at Burlington Coat Factory. Surveillance footage determined that neither woman had been at the store.
“The caregiver then provided multiple conflicting statements regarding Ms. DaLomba’s whereabouts, prompting the Cranston Police Department’s Special Investigations Unit to take over the case,” the department said in a news release Friday.
Multiple persons of interest have been interviewed since DaLomba disappeared, police said, noting that the FBI has been taking part in the search efforts.
