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In what is arguably the most concrete development in the search to date, Lafayette Police are confirming that a bike found under the Whiskey Bay exit off I-10 this morning is the same bike that Mickey Shunick was riding when she was last seen in the early morning hours of May 19. The Lafayette Police Department arrived on the scene in response to a tip called in from fisherman and are continuing to investigate the area.

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Lafayette Police are now looking for two new vehicles in addition to the white 4-door pickup shown in surveillance photos released yesterday. There is now an update photo of the initial vehicle of interest as well as photos of another white pickup truck and an 80s/90s model 4-door vehicle with body work on the rear right quarter panel. Please, take a look at these photos, and share them with everyone you know. Any tips or information should be reported to Lafayette Police at 337-291-8633

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For the first time detectives believe they may have evidence that Mickey Shunick did indeed get on her bike and attempt to ride home early Saturday morning (May 19th, 2012). KATC posted photos on their Facebook page - two photos showing a bicyclist that detectives believe to be 22-year-old Mickey Shunick, the other a white 4-door pickup truck that detectives are asking for your help to identify.

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Lafayette Police Department Cpl. Paul Mouton, Texas Equusearch director and founder Tim Allen, and close friends and family addressed the media with updated information on the search for 21-year-old Mickey Shunick. They also took questions from the media relating to the search and investigation related to the Lafayette girl who has been missing since Saturday, May 19, 2012.

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A Lafayette woman has gone missing, and now her family and friends are asking for your help in finding her. Mickey Shunick, 21, of Lafayette went missing Saturday night as she was believed to be returning home on a bicycle. Shunick left a friend's house in the Saint Streets area around 2am on Saturday morning, but never returned home near the Ambassador and Congress St. area.

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We have all seen it, and many of us may even be guilty of doing it, texting while driving. Too many lives have been taken by this senseless practice, and now Lafayette's Chief Of Police, Jim Craft, is addressing the problem we have here in Lafayette. The chief gives some rather disturbing statistics in this video, and even offers some great advice to all citizens.

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