The family of a missing mother made a heartfelt plea for information on Sunday as police reclassified her disappearance as an abduction.
Jessica Heeringa, 25, was finishing her night shift at an Exxon gas station in North Shores, Michigan, on Friday night when she apparently vanished, leaving her purse and keys behind.
ABC News reported that the mother of a three-year-old child made her last sale at 11 pm and authorities were alerted when a worried customer called about the unattended station at 11.15.
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Appeal for information: Police and the family of Jessica Heeringa, 25, are appealing for information after she disappeared from a gas station in Michigan on Friday night
Police are now looking for a man who was driving a silver minivan, possibly a Chrysler Town and Country, which was seen in the area.
In a press conference on Sunday morning, Norton Shores Police Chief Daniel Shaw said officers are now treating the case as abduction after examining evidence at the scene.
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They announced they are looking for the driver of the silver vehicle, who is a white male, between 30-40 years old, around 6 feet tall and reportedly wearing a bright red or orange sweatshirt.
No money was stolen from the gas station and it appeared that Heeringa had left cleaning supplies on the counter, so robbery doesn't appear to be a motive.
Vanished: The mother-of-one disappeared from this gas station and police are now treating the case as an abduction
Police described Heeringa as a white female, 5'1 tall, approximately 110 lbs., blond shoulder length hair, and blue eyes.
Jessica is also known to wear wired rim glasses. She may be wearing a blue collared shirt saying 'Sternberg Exxon'.
The gas station has no surveillance cameras so police are relying on public information for help in the investigation.
'I'm sure she was abducted,' Heeringa's mother told Michigan Live. '(There was) no struggle. She was cleaning a machine, she left her car keys, (and) no money was taken from the gas station.'
The anguished family were praying for Jessica's safe return. 'She's loved by everyone,' her mother said. 'She has a 3-year-old boy who is missing his mom and wants her back.'
Help: Police described Heeringa as a white female, 5'1 tall, approximately 110 lbs., blond shoulder length hair, and blue eyes
Derek Antol, a regular customer at the station, told Michigan Live, that he was 'dumfounded' by the incident.
'I didn't know her, I didn't even know her name until this,' Antol said. 'But she was always very sweet, friendly gal.'