Relief comes as a local search ends positively with the safe finding of Mallory Pena, a New Port Richey resident reported missing in recent days. The Pasco Sheriff's Office had been actively looking for Pena, a 28-year-old woman described as being 5’3”, about 230 lbs., with brown hair and eyes. She had last been seen wearing a dark skirt, eyeglasses, and notably, a purple shirt emblazoned with the word "EPCOT" in off-white lettering.
The search for her focused on the Riverbank Dr. area, where Pena was last seen between late Saturday night and yesterday morning. When reporting her disappearance, authorities urged the community to provide any relevant information. They shared a contact line and an online tip portal, hoping for leads to bring Pena home safely.
Details on the circumstances of Pena's discovery were restrained, but the announcement, found on the Pasco Sheriff's Office news site, confirmed she was unharmed. The brief update ensured concerned individuals that Pena was safe, appending an air of closure to a tense couple of days for friends, family, and local residents.
If you have any information on Pena's whereabouts before she was found, the Pasco Sheriff's Office still encourages you to call their Non-Emergency Line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or submit tips through their website.
