INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — Kelly Rothwell was last seen in Clearwater around 3:30 p.m. Saturday. She told a friend that she was having “domestic issues.”
Rothwell missed a scheduled get-together later that night. The friend called the Sheriff’s Office on Sunday and asked them to check up on her. She wasn’t at the condo. Later that day deputies found her green 2007 Subaru Outback at a nearby Holiday Inn 2 miles away.
Kelly Rothwell made a career change when she enrolled in the police academy last year. The 34-year-old was an enthusiastic recruit, excited about her new calling.
She hadn’t missed a day at the academy — until Monday. Now authorities are worried she may be in danger.
Rothwell hasn’t returned dozens of calls from family, friends and detectives, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives say they need the public’s help to find her. They especially need the help of her live-in boyfriend: David R. Perry.
But the 46-year-old abruptly returned to his native New York recently and has refused to speak to detectives here and there about her disappearance, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
“That’s not helping us out at all,” said Detective Michael Bailey. “Our ultimate goal is just to find her and he’s not helping us.”
Bailey said they are trying to track Rothwell’s cell phone and credit cards, further adding that there isn’t any reason to believe Rothwell went missing on her own, not in the middle of her police recruit training.“She was very hyped up about it,” Bailey said. “She was very excited. She was a very good team leader in her class.”
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