Police are looking for a missing Bay Shore woman who was last seen a week ago.
Police say 34-year-old Patricia Cabrera was last seen in Centereach last week leaving her job at Mama's Pizza and Italian Restaurant on Middle Country Road after a shift.
Co-workers say Cabrera is the mother of an 11-year-old girl, and works two jobs to make ends meet.
The restaurant's manager said she had asked for a few days off after Dec. 26, but she was expected to return to work on Dec. 30. She didn't show up that day, which was not like her, fellow employees say.
Co-workers say they tried to call and text Cabrera, but she didn't answer, raising concerns.
Police say Cabrera is 5 feet 6 inches tall, but co-workers say she is actually shorter. She is said to be approximately 125 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes.
Detectives believe Cabrera was operating a 2011 black Honda Fit with New York plates CZP-4080.
Anyone with information is urged to call Third Squad at 631-854-8352 or to call 911.