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Summary of press conference with typos corrected:
Malik Drummond / Press Conference / Wednesday 3:30pm
"Just to clear up what the search has entailed...
Extensive ground search, approx 40 officers...
That night we used bloodhounds, dogs a team from Memphis, responded to alert from NCMEC.
Worked for 4 hours, didn't pick up scent.
Have used canines since that time.
The morning after, we moved our command center from PD to St. Mary's Episcopal Church, volunteers have checked in there, organized, assigned, searched extensive area.
It was reported that he wandered off, so since the beginning we have focused on that....Monday, sheriff searched w/ helicopter...bubble top helicopter not equipped w infer red...the drain ditches, sewer system (water company/missed it) has all been thoroughly searched, cameras...abandoned houses searched...
Completed a grid search...
Yesterday conducted thorough research w LE/NCMEC who arrived from OKC
Multiple canines used---tracking, bloodhounds, cadaver.
The purpose to get you guys together is to address status, where we are now...critical point at finding this child.
We've exhausted ourselves in this effort.
Volunteers have been remarkable in their concern.
(audio keeps cutting out)
Statistically...NCMEC are experts...says child (ages) 1 to 3 will be found within 1.2 miles 95 percent of the time...volunteers have covered the whole city...covered 4 miles in each direction...still continue to extend our search w resources such as K9s.
We will search until we find this boy.
...weather...elements...haven't been very good for child who is out there, and the community of course has joined our frustration, and that's understandable...we have moved our command center in the evening time after dark, usually 8 or 9 o'clock.
We are/we did extend our search from looking for not only a missing child but (audio cuts out).
A lot of information has come in, all has been checked out and followed up on...didn't gather you to discuss investigative effort...a lot of false leads..(sighting in Illinois)...
We need to find this boy and we need to find him soon.
Will still take volunteers...will find an area for them to search...that area eventually will run out, being candid..statistics...a lot of questions..a lot of theories..a lot of opinions...we have our own theories and opinions just like everyone else...I assure the public we are investigating every possible scenario and investigating them thoroughly...
..City effort, County, State, National effort, any notion that we were scaling back is false, shutting down is false, ...NCMEC on their way now, search for this boy is just as urgent now as when we found out he was missing...this is all we have worked on, this is priority one and will continue to be.
Taking questions:
Q:
A: ...Standard procedure to polygraph family members.
This story hasn't changed that the boy wandered off, are we looking into anything else, yes...any reasonable person would assume that if he wandered off we would have found him by now...(disclaimer)i would have expected to find him by now.
Homes in the area that know him and don't know him have been looked at?
You guys find anything? unfortunately no.
Volunteers for something like this is great, I think its at the point (don't misunderstand what I'm about to say)...in the beginning helpful, but at the point now, its only responsible we rely on the trained searchers and experts in the area and resources, that's not to say you're not appreciated bc thats not the case...the boy is still out there.
Will search expand out of city?
We have followed up on leads (outside of city).
Q: ...Twin sister was there...?
A: ...child safety interview...(also) an older sibling who wasn't there at the time (has been interviewed), we have covered that avenue, yes.
We have been able to get info, but unfortunately don't think it was relevant to search.
(Today)We've been sending our last teams out, about 4:00, and usually when they return from that area its well after dark...we move our command center back to pd.
... reflective clothing, flashlights...
Searched that area thoroghly..my belief is he is not in that area...k9s, trained experts, literally crawled under every crawlspace, every hole a 2 1/2 year old...Im convinced he's not in the area.
Guys, I hope this will clear up misinfo and confusion.
..Holding public prayer service, inviting everyone, never a bad time to pray, time where prayers were needed, appreciate you guys, nothing has changed, appreciate your patience, thank you."
(PC over).
Malik Drummond / Press Conference / Wednesday 3:30pm
"Just to clear up what the search has entailed...
Extensive ground search, approx 40 officers...
That night we used bloodhounds, dogs a team from Memphis, responded to alert from NCMEC.
Worked for 4 hours, didn't pick up scent.
Have used canines since that time.
The morning after, we moved our command center from PD to St. Mary's Episcopal Church, volunteers have checked in there, organized, assigned, searched extensive area.
It was reported that he wandered off, so since the beginning we have focused on that....Monday, sheriff searched w/ helicopter...bubble top helicopter not equipped w infer red...the drain ditches, sewer system (water company/missed it) has all been thoroughly searched, cameras...abandoned houses searched...
Completed a grid search...
Yesterday conducted thorough research w LE/NCMEC who arrived from OKC
Multiple canines used---tracking, bloodhounds, cadaver.
The purpose to get you guys together is to address status, where we are now...critical point at finding this child.
We've exhausted ourselves in this effort.
Volunteers have been remarkable in their concern.
(audio keeps cutting out)
Statistically...NCMEC are experts...says child (ages) 1 to 3 will be found within 1.2 miles 95 percent of the time...volunteers have covered the whole city...covered 4 miles in each direction...still continue to extend our search w resources such as K9s.
We will search until we find this boy.
...weather...elements...haven't been very good for child who is out there, and the community of course has joined our frustration, and that's understandable...we have moved our command center in the evening time after dark, usually 8 or 9 o'clock.
We are/we did extend our search from looking for not only a missing child but (audio cuts out).
A lot of information has come in, all has been checked out and followed up on...didn't gather you to discuss investigative effort...a lot of false leads..(sighting in Illinois)...
We need to find this boy and we need to find him soon.
Will still take volunteers...will find an area for them to search...that area eventually will run out, being candid..statistics...a lot of questions..a lot of theories..a lot of opinions...we have our own theories and opinions just like everyone else...I assure the public we are investigating every possible scenario and investigating them thoroughly...
..City effort, County, State, National effort, any notion that we were scaling back is false, shutting down is false, ...NCMEC on their way now, search for this boy is just as urgent now as when we found out he was missing...this is all we have worked on, this is priority one and will continue to be.
Taking questions:
Q:
A: ...Standard procedure to polygraph family members.
This story hasn't changed that the boy wandered off, are we looking into anything else, yes...any reasonable person would assume that if he wandered off we would have found him by now...(disclaimer)i would have expected to find him by now.
Homes in the area that know him and don't know him have been looked at?
You guys find anything? unfortunately no.
Volunteers for something like this is great, I think its at the point (don't misunderstand what I'm about to say)...in the beginning helpful, but at the point now, its only responsible we rely on the trained searchers and experts in the area and resources, that's not to say you're not appreciated bc thats not the case...the boy is still out there.
Will search expand out of city?
We have followed up on leads (outside of city).
Q: ...Twin sister was there...?
A: ...child safety interview...(also) an older sibling who wasn't there at the time (has been interviewed), we have covered that avenue, yes.
We have been able to get info, but unfortunately don't think it was relevant to search.
(Today)We've been sending our last teams out, about 4:00, and usually when they return from that area its well after dark...we move our command center back to pd.
... reflective clothing, flashlights...
Searched that area thoroghly..my belief is he is not in that area...k9s, trained experts, literally crawled under every crawlspace, every hole a 2 1/2 year old...Im convinced he's not in the area.
Guys, I hope this will clear up misinfo and confusion.
..Holding public prayer service, inviting everyone, never a bad time to pray, time where prayers were needed, appreciate you guys, nothing has changed, appreciate your patience, thank you."
(PC over).
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