Sarasota police believe missing woman, 2 daughters have left country

SARASOTA -- The Sarasota Police Department believes a missing mother and her two daughters are outside the country.

Hidalia Bernal, 30, and her daughters, Noemi Olivares, 13; and Claudia Olivares, 9, are missing and considered endangered, according to the police.

Bernal and her two daughters were last seen March 12 at their home in the 2100 block of 11th Place in Freedom Village in Sarasota. Noe

mi and Claudia have not attended school since March 11, police said.

Investigators believe all three are outside the state of Florida and "have reason to believe they are out of the country," according to a release. Detectives said they would not disclose their exact believed location at this time due to circumstances involving the case.

Sarasota Police Lt. Randy Boyd has said suspicions arose after police went to contact with Bernal over a subpoena she had been served as a witness to a crime. Police reported finding several unusual circumstances at Bernal's home: vehicles still parked out front, Bernal's cell phone in the house and Boyd said there was "a note of some sort." No details were provided on the contents of the note.

Officials were also hesitant to share details on the case where Bernal is a witness but did say it was an ongoing lewd and lascivious case involving her husband, Roman Olivares.

Olivares, 32, was arrested Sept. 24 on a lewd and lascivious behavior charge and is being held at the Sarasota County jail on $7,500 bond, according to the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office website. Olivares is the father of Claudia, but not of Noemi, Boyd said later.

This story was originally published March 28, 2016 at 11:21 PM with the headline "Sarasota police believe missing woman, 2 daughters have left country ."