9-1-1 Dispatcher Disappears

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Police say Harbin Chaffin was arrested for making false statements.

Theresa Parker is not the type of person who misses work.

When she didn't show up for her shift as a 9-1-1 dispatcher on Sunday, March 25, her friends and family knew something was wrong.

Now the police officers who normally rely on Theresa's help as a veteran dispatcher are the ones trying to help her.

Police say Theresa's family worried when they didn't hear from her for several days because she normally keeps in touch with her family regualrly.

She was last seen leaving her sister's home on Wednesday, March 21, 2007.

Investigators say Theresa and her husband, Samuel Parker, a LaFayette Police Officer, were in the process of separating. 

Around the time she disappeared, Samuel was staying with relatives while Theresa was staying in the home they had shared together. 

Police found her car at the home, but no sign of Theresa and there were no obvious signs of foul play at the home. 

Cops say Samuel Parker has been cooperative and isn't considered a suspect, although they have not ruled out any suspects as well.

A ground search conducted on March 27 and an aerial search on March 28 turned up nothing. 

Investigators have little to go on, but say it is extremely unlike Theresa to just disappear without telling anyone and they fear the worst.
 

Arrest Made In Case Of Missing Dispatcher

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Police say Parker is known as a reliable veteran dispatcher.

A police officer who works with the estranged husband of a missing Walker County 911 dispatcher has been charged with making false statements in the investigation of the missing woman.

LaFayette police officer Harbin Chaffin was arrested April 2 for making false statements.

Chaffin works as a supervisor on the same shift as Sgt. Sam Parker, estranged husband of dispatcher, Theresa Parker, who has been missing since March 21.

Investigators declined to say what the false statements pertained to, but the investigation has included dozens of interviews.

Walker County Sheriff Steve Wilson, said Chaffin's arrest was not a resolution in the case, but it was progress.

"And, any progress is significant," he said.

Meanwhile, crews continue to drain a large pond on property located near the home where the Parkers had lived before their separation.

Police divers have been searcing the pond, but investigators decided to drain it to inspect it more carefully. It was said to be deep and have brush and obstructions that made it difficult for divers.

Sam Parker, a veteran LaFayette Police Department sergeant, has been on leave from his job since his wife was reported missing.