Family of missing Olney woman offers $25,000 reward

The family of Olney resident Laura Wallen is now offering a $25,000 reward to anyone who provides the information that leads to her safe return. Wallen is four months pregnant, and did not show up to her teaching job on September 5. Her family received a troubling text message a day earlier, and she has not been seen or heard from since.

Wallen's Ford Escape was found on September 7 in Columbia. Police are not telling the public what the contents of the text message were, nor any details about the Ford Escape's condition or any forensic evidence that may have been found inside. Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Laura Elizabeth Wallen is urged to call the 24-hour police non-emergency line at 301-279-8000.