Crime & Safety
Woman Who Disappeared On Road Trip To OC Spotted In Walmart: Reports
The Tennessee woman was traveling cross-country to Orange County with her boyfriend when she disappeared in New Mexico, reports said.

REDDING, CA — A Tennessee woman who has been missing for weeks after going on a cross-country road trip to Orange County with her boyfriend was spotted over the weekend at a Walmart in Redding, according to reports.
Nikki Michelle Alcaraz was photographed while selling her phone Saturday at an ecoATM at the store, WKRN reported.
"There's a lot of possibilities that I'm scared of after not hearing from her for three weeks now," Toni Alcaraz, Nikki's sister, told KABC, which reported Nikki had not been in contact with her children.
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The 33-year-old was last seen May 6 in Moriarty, New Mexico, and was traveling with Steven Tyler Stratton in a black 2013 Jeep Wrangler with a “Momma Tired” bumper sticker, according to information circulated by the sheriff’s office in Cheatham County, Tennessee.
“Due to history of domestic assault we believe she is in danger,” said one flier shared by law enforcement, which noted Nikki was believed to be in New Mexico, Arizona or California.
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Nikki is about 5 feet, 6 inches and 160 pounds with long dark hair and brown eyes, a flier said.
She and Stratton set out weeks ago to visit family in Orange County, according to WKRN, but Stratton was seen May 4 in Torrance County, New Mexico, punching Nikki in the face, the outlet reported, adding Stratton was bleeding from the mouth and nose and said he was hit.
Neither pressed charges but Nikki refused to continue on to California with a family friend, choosing instead to go back for Stratton, according to WKRN.
Nikki’s sister got a text from Nikki on May 9 indicating she was in Arizona but would drive to California, and the Jeep’s license plate was seen near Flagstaff, Arizona, but her phone appeared to be out of service, KABC reported.
Her family is asking anyone who sees her to contact police, according to KABC.
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