Daycare Worker In Lehigh County Goes Missing During Lunch Break

LEHIGH COUNTY, Pa. (CBS) -- Investigators are searching for a woman who went missing during her lunch break at a daycare in Lehigh County.

Police say Jessica Padgett, 33, went missing Friday between 12:30 p.m. and 2 p.m. during her lunch break at the Duck Duck Goose Child Care in Northampton.

Padgett, according to police, was expected to return after her lunch break, but she never did.

According to investigators, Padgett's car was found in the parking lot of a local Dollar General store, which is about a mile from her work.

Padgett is about 5'4", 130 pounds and has a footprint tattoo on her shoulder.

Anyone with any information on Padgett's whereabouts is urged to contact the Pennsylvania State Police at 610-861-2026.

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