TUCSON, Arizona — The search for Nancy Guthrie has continued for nearly two weeks and there could be a new development Friday night.
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Our CBS affiliate in Tucson, Arizona, KOLD-13 TV, reported that the Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced a media staging area at North Camino De Michael and East Orange Grove Road. This area is less than 2 miles away from Guthrie’s home.
According to CNN and KOLD-13, there is a large police presence in the area and roads are blocked off.
As previously reported by News Center 7, the FBI released the first description of a suspect in the case on Friday.
The Pima County sheriff said it has had at least 18,000 calls with potential information surrounding the apparent kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of the “Today” show’s Savannah Guthrie, The Associated Press reported.
The FBI said it has had more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, the date Nancy Guthrie disappeared.
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The sheriff’s office said that several hundred detectives and agents are on the case.
“Every tip is reviewed for credibility, relevance, and information that can be acted upon by law enforcement. Threat Intake Examiners at the National Threat Operations Center (NTOC) and FBI personnel are supporting a 24-hour command post in which dozens of agents and investigators are assigned leads and tips to action each shift,” the FBI said on social media.
Meanwhile, as tips flow in, the agency released a description of the person captured on a doorbell camera at Nancy Guthrie’s home when she disappeared. The FBI said the person is a man, who is 5-foot-9-inches or 5-foot-10 inches tall with a medium build. He carried a black 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack, CBS News reported.
The details came from a “forensic analysis of the doorbell camera footage,” the FBI said.
Investigators have been searching the foothills near Nancy Guthrie’s home and have found several items, including gloves, that are being tested for DNA, according to NBC News.
The FBI also doubled its reward for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie or the arrest and conviction of anyone involved with her disappearance. It is now at $100,000, CBS News reported.
Previous coverage:
Nancy Guthrie search: Person of interest released; Arizona home searched
Search for Nancy Guthrie: FBI releases surveillance photos, video
Photos: FBI releases images from camera from Nancy Guthrie’s home
Nancy Guthrie: The latest on the investigation into Savannah Guthrie’s mother’s disappearance
Search for Nancy Guthrie: Media outlets receive ransom notes
Nancy Guthrie search: Ransom imposter arrested
Nancy Guthrie search: ‘We believe Nancy is still out there,’ sheriff says
Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, kidnapped, police say
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