The family of a New Brunswick woman who disappeared under suspicious circumstances is speaking out for the first time.

No one has seen or heard from 53-year-old Dorothy Tucker since before 10 p.m. on Nov. 9. She was reported missing the following day.

“We await news every minute that she has been found,” says her sister-in-law, Cheryl Tucker. “Instead, those minutes keep going by and still no word.”

Investigators say evidence found at Tucker’s McGeachy Lane home suggests foul play may have been involved in her disappearance, but they won’t say what that evidence is.

“It is troubling to hear that the RCMP believe someone was involved in her disappearance,” says Cheryl. “For anyone who knows Dorothy, they know she’s a kind woman who would do anything for anyone.”

A team of police officers has been searching Tucker’s Oak Haven home and scouring the dense woodland around it, with the help of a K9 unit and RCMP helicopter.

Police expanded their search to the Bayside area on the weekend. RCMP divers searched the waters off the wharf in Bayside on Sunday, and a helicopter scoured the area.

An extensive search was also conducted in the Waweig area.

Police now confirm they arrested one man for questioning early on in their investigation, but say he was later released from custody.

“There have been no further arrests to date,” says RCMP Cpl. Chantal Farrah. “Investigators have also spoken to a number of neighbours.”

Police have seized three vehicles belonging to Tucker. They were taken from her property and moved to a secure location where forensic identification experts are examining them for evidence that could help locate her.

Investigators have also released additional photos of the missing woman in the hopes they will generate further tips from the public.

Farrah says RCMP will continue to conduct ground and aerial searches and tips have been coming in which she hopes will help investigators crack the case.

Meanwhile, Tucker’s family is asking anyone with information to come forward.

“We know that at least one person, if not more, knows something about what happened to Dorothy,” says Cheryl. “Please, if you have any information that will help us, call the police.”

Police released on official statement on behalf of the family Wednesday:

For more than a week since Dorothy disappeared, our family has been living through a nightmare. Only a family that has gone through something like this can truly understand what we’ve been living. We await news every minute that she has been found. Instead, those minutes keep going by and still no word.

It is troubling to hear that the RCMP believes someone was involved in her disappearance. For anyone who knows Dorothy, they know she is a kind woman who would do anything for anyone.  She so loves her four grandchildren and lives every day for them. Over the years she’s been a foster parent helping numerous children who were in need of that type of care and love she can provide. This is the time of year she was busy creating Christmas wreaths for the holidays. She loved Christmas and we all want her back to celebrate with us.

We know there are lots of rumours in the community. Please know that spreading rumours does nothing to help our family or bring Dorothy home. We know that at least one person, if not more, knows something about what happened to Dorothy. Please – if you have that information call the police. We want Dorothy back home.

Tucker is roughly five-foot-five and has a medium build. She has shoulder-length auburn hair, blue eyes and wears glasses. She may have been wearing a navy sweater, dark-coloured jeans with rips and tan-coloured boots.

Anyone with information on her disappearance is asked to contact St. Stephen RCMP at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267) or N.B. Crime Stoppers at www.crimenb.ca or 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

With files from CTV Atlantic's Ashley Blackford