Police seek help finding Riverside woman

Riverside Police Department investigators are still seeking the public’s help to locate a woman who went missing on Oct. 2 near Kroger at the intersection of Spinning Road and Burkhardt Road.

Cheryl Coker, 46, was last seen three weeks ago when she dropped her daughter off at school, according to Riverside police.

Oct. 3, her SUV was found in the Kroger parking lot. The vehicle was locked, with her driver’s license, purse, credit cards and cell phone all inside.

“There is no evidence or anything to support that there was some type of abduction or kidnapping or anything like that,” said Riverside Police Det. Travis Abney this week. “We don’t feel that there’s any reason to believe that at this point.”

The department has worked around-the-clock to investigate leads and tips, according to Abney. They are also conducting search warrants to uncover clues into her disappearance.

“We follow up on every single one of them,” Abney said. “We are still aggressively investigating this case and will continue to do so until we get some answers.”

Coker filed for divorce from her husband on Sept. 21. Police have said that he is not considered a suspect.

Police have reviewed surveillance video from a local business that showed Coker’s vehicle in a Riverside shopping center the last day she was seen.

The video showed her vehicle drive down Spinning Road and turn into the parking lot. It is time stamped about three hours after Coker’s family said they had last seen her.

The video cut out before police could determine who was driving the vehicle at that time.

Anyone who has information regarding the whereabouts of Coker is asked to contact police at 937-2331801, extension 828.