Authorities confirmed, as of Tuesday, they are still seeking a woman who has been missing for several days.

Ashley Turcotte, a 31-year-old Barnstead resident, was last seen on Jan. 4, at her home. Her car was later found parked in the town office lot. Both her cell phone and backpack were still inside the vehicle.

Turcotte has brown hair and is about five feet, five inches tall. She has brown hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing dark pants and a dark, long-sleeved shirt. She might be wearing a black or blue coat.

Turcotte is an artist, who was known around town for gifting pumpkins which she had painted. She also painted a portrait of the Barnstead Police Department’s K-9 dog.

Anyone with information regarding her disappearance or whereabouts is asked to call Barnstead PD at 603-269-8100.

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