Missing Ohio mom Sara Apple plotted her disappearance with son, police say

(CBS/WBNS/AP) NEWARK, Ohio - Police say they do not believe Sara Apple, a central Ohio bank teller who went missing Thursday with her 4-year-old son, is the victim of a crime, but likely went off voluntarily.

Pictures: Ohio mom, 4-year-old son missing since Thursday

Police said that Apple, 24, may have left on her own accord because she was at the center of an internal investigation by her employer, the Fiberglas Credit Union, who claim that hundreds of dollars were reported missing from her cash drawer, reports CBS affiliate WBNS.

Sara Apple and her son Max were last seen at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 9. Chris Apple, Sara's husband, said that he last spoke to his wife that day, when she said that she was going to stay at her mother's house, but she never arrived. Since then, her mobile phone has been turned off and her voicemail box is full, reports the station. 

The couple apparently recently decided to separate and share custody of Max.

At the Apple's home police say they found a to-do list of products to buy and actions to take that would delay her discovery, the station reports.

"She's never stolen a pencil, nothing in her life," said Trish Yohman, who is Sara Apple's mother, to the station. "I just don't believe that she would do this of her own free will."

Sara Apple faces possible criminal charges, such as inducing panic or interference with custody.

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