Police said Friday they’ve received some tips from the public and are looking for more in the case of a Fairfield woman who has been missing for more than two weeks.

Valerie Tieman, 34, of Norridgewock Road, was reportedly last seen Aug. 30 when she was with her husband, Luc Tieman, at the Wal-Mart parking lot in Skowhegan, Maine State Police said in a press release Thursday.

In a press release issued Friday, police said that state police detectives continue to review Wal-Mart surveillance video and financial records and to conduct interviews with family and friends.

Valerie Tieman was in the couple’s pickup truck — a red Chevy Silverado — while Luc Tieman went into the store. She reportedly was gone when he returned a short time later, police said. She was reported missing to the Fairfield Police Department on Sept. 9 by her parents, who live out of state, according to police.

In an interview with the Morning Sentinel, Luc Tieman said his wife of two years has “run off” previously, though he wouldn’t elaborate further.

Luc Tieman “continues to be updated on the case by detectives, as is her parents in South Carolina, who reported her missing last Friday,” police said in the Friday release.

Valerie Tieman is 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs 165 pounds and has short brown hair and brown eyes, police said.

Police asked that anyone with information on the possible whereabouts of Valerie Tieman to call state police in Augusta at 624-7076.


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