Search continues for missing woman last seen leaving Kansas City police station
Kansas City police said Friday that the search continues for a missing woman who was last seen leaving a police station over two weeks ago.
According to police, Marina Bischoff, 39, was seen walking away from the Kansas City Police Department’s Shoal Creek Patrol Division, 6801 N.E. Pleasant Valley Road, around 7 a.m. on May 28.
Police said Bischoff had been arrested the night before on suspicion of driving while impaired and leaving the scene of a crash.
While in detention, Bischoff made multiple phone calls, police said. She was released on a signature bond, “per COVID-19 protocols to reduce detention populations of non-violent offenders,” police earlier stated. They added that Bischoff did not appear to be impaired when she left the station.
In a statement released Friday, police said video showed and officers saw that Bischoff stayed on Pleasant Valley Road between Searcy Creek Parkway and North Crystal Avenue until about 8:30 a.m. It appeared she was waiting for a ride, police said.
In the last few days, police and volunteers have been searching the area. Missouri Search and Rescue Canines also assisted, police said.
On Friday, police said detectives have been investigating Bischoff’s prior contacts to try to determine where she may be.
Bischoff is described as a white female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, around 110 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a black shirt and blue jeans. Police said she is a social worker for Children’s Mercy Hospital and frequents a church in south Kansas City, the International House of Prayer.
Police have released two photos of Bischoff. One photo showing Bischoff with longer hair was taken the day she was last seen, police said in a Twitter post earlier this week.
Family members have told police they are concerned for her well-being.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Kansas City Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5136 or the TIPS Hotline at 816-474-8477.
