PARK TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Police in Missouri say a missing Park Township mother, her three children and their dog have been found safe.
“They are being evaluated by medical staff as a precaution,” Sgt. Sean Mazzola with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department told KTVI, News 8’s sister station in St. Louis. “We do not believe foul play was involved and are in contact with the father of the children.”
On Saturday morning, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office asked for help finding 50-year-old Michelle Lynn Olszewski of Park Township; her three children, ages 8, 10 and 14; and their dog. Deputies began searching for them after Olszewski removed her children from school on Wednesday and left the state. Her rental car and belongings were found at a hotel in Indiana, but they had not been seen at or near the hotel since Thursday.
“They did find evidence that Michelle may be mentally unstable at this time and has a history of mental instability,” the sheriff’s department said in a release.
On Saturday afternoon, the Ottawa County Sheriff’s Office said Olszewski and her 8-year-old son were found in Missouri, but the other two children were still missing at the time. Later on Saturday, police in St. Louis confirmed that all of them had been found safe.
The sheriff’s office previously said they did not have a known source of transportation. It’s unclear how they got to Missouri.