Family searching for leads in disappearance of Pasco County woman

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - The family of a missing Pasco County woman is hoping for answers nearly two weeks after she was last seen.

Deputies say Alyssa Ciccarelli was last seen on April 17 at Embassy Food & Gas near the intersection of US 19 and Embassy Boulevard in Port Richey.

Ciccarelli’s mother told FOX13 that this is the worst experience a parent can go through. The family of the 32-year-old traveled from Vermont to search in the area she was last seen along U.S. 19.

The family says it passed out more than 2,000 fliers hoping it will generate leads.

The AWARE Foundation is an organization that works to spread the word about missing loved ones by distributing flyers through various platforms. Its investigators hope it will help Alyssa’s family.

"Social media is a very important part of locating and trying to find missing persons because the more word gets out with whatever platform on social media, you know, that's what's important. We can reach every type of person out there that has social media," Kevin Ryan with The AWARE Foundation said.

Ciccarelli is 5’5", weighs about 140 pounds and has short blonde hair and blue eyes. Ciccarelli was last seen wearing a black sweatshirt with white writing, sandals, and was carrying two black purses.

Courtesy: Pasco County Sheriff's Office

The family is offering a $1,000 reward for information that leads to her whereabouts.

Anyone with information on Ciccarelli’s whereabouts is asked to call the Pasco Sheriff’s Office non-emergency line at 727-847-8102, option 7, or report tips online at PascoSheriff.com/tips.