Peterborough County OPP announced Tuesday (December 30th) the province is offering a $50,000 reward for anyone that can provide info that will help solve the mystery of missing Peterborough woman Lorraine Roach. Roach has been missing since May 11th, 2013 after leaving her home on Hilliard Street in Selwyn Township, and her minivan was found a couple days later on Ackison Road south of Lily Lake Road just west of Peterborough. Foul play is suspected in her disappearance, and extensive police searches in the area have turned up nothing.

OPP "believe strongly" that someone knows something about Roach’s disappearance, and that this reward will motivate someone to come forward. Roach was 58 years old at the time of her disappearance.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Peterborough County OPP at (705) 742-0401, the OPP Communication Centre at 1-888-310-1122 or Crime Stoppers anonymously at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS).

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MIssing Peteborough woman Lorraine Roach

Peterborough's Lorraine Roach went missing in May 2013, and her family has been desperately trying to find her ever since. It was a call to wish her mom a happy Mother’s Day last year that alerted her daughter Jennifer DeBernardi to the fact that her mother was missing, CBC reports. Lorraine Roach never returned her call.

Lorraine's minivan was found at the side of Lily Lake Rd., west of Peterborough—an area she would commonly use to go back and forth from the city to her home. But Lorraine herself has never been found, seemingly vanishing without a trace.

On October 14, 2014, Peterborough County OPP did a ground search of an area in Selwyn Township, prompted by a tip. They didn't find anything and won't comment on whether foul play is suspected but acknowledge that Roach's disappearance is now a criminal investigation.

There is a "Lorraine Roach Missing" page on Facebook and now CBC's The Fifth Estate has become involved, bringing national attention to this case.

CBC are also sharing an emotional plea video from Jennifer DeBernardi on the CBC News YouTube channel in the hopes someone will come forward with tips. If you have any information on this case, contact Peterborough County OPP at 705.742.0401. Watch and share Jennifer's video below on your social media channels...

Jennifer DeBernardi reached out to us during the 'Finding Emma' campaign. Her mother, Lorraine Roach, went missing in May 2013. It was a call to wish her mom a happy Mother's Day that alerted Debernardi to the fact that her mother was missing. Lorraine Roach never returned her call.

[via CBC News Fifth Estate blog]

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