Even though there isn't a lot of information here, I thought I'd post it anyway as long as I wasted the time on it. I don't have any press conferences there may have been included; the little bit of sound I did have on my computer finally gave out completely. I also didn't include numerous copies of the same comments included in articles by different sources or comments attributed to LE or a "source" from the police, etc. It's only direct quotes that I could find, and I gave up before I got to the past week or so. My added comments are highlighted.
11/20/12
A postal worker possibly saw the boy Monday on County Road 501, near Vallecito
two rescue workers may have seen the boy Tuesday afternoon, said Dan Bender, spokesman with the La Plata County Sheriffs Office.
Both sightings are unconfirmed, and, in both cases, the boy ran from rescue workers up a hill in the Vallecito area, Bender said.
Were assuming at this point it may be Dylan eluded searchers, he said. Were leaning toward his being a runaway. -----
Later one was determined to be a jogger and the other assumed to be the same jogger or Dylan]
At this time, were exploring all possibilities, Bender said.
It is unknown what clothing he was wearing, but he may have been carrying a backpack.
Apparently he had a black Hurley backpack when he arrived, and the father stated it was not at the house, Bender said.
http://durangoherald.com/article/20121120/NEWS01/121129996/-1/News
Without any new clues, we have to continue to consider any and all possibilities, Bender said
http://kdvr.com/2012/11/20/officials-looking-for-missing-teen-dylan-redwine-near-durango/
11/23/12
"The Sheriff's Office is not ruling out the possibility of an abduction but are also exploring the possibility that Dylan may be a runaway," the La Plata County Sheriff's Office said. "Some family members indicated Dylan may not have been in favor of the court-ordered visit this week. Dylan lived and attended school for years in the area and is known by many people."
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article/300826/346/Volunteers-help-search-for-missing-boy
This is the 5th day Dylan has been missing with few clues to work from. We have to consider everything from foul play to a runaway. We hope the broadened exposure to the public through the news media, the work of our investigators, and the national reach offered by the FBI and National Center For Missing and Exploited Children will result in a positive conclusion with Dylan reunited with his family, Bender said.
http://www.kob.com/article/stories/S2844228.shtml?cat=500
11/27/12
We know some people are upset that we are even considering the possibility that Dylan may have run away," Bender said. "But we are working for Dylan and we owe it to him and to his family to consider every possible scenario that could have caused him to drop out of sight for a week. To disregard any potential circumstance could cause us to overlook a possible clue that will lead us to Dylan."
http://kmgh.m0bl.net/w/news/story/79133185/
In response to questions about what specific direction his investigations are taking, Bender said: We have not closed the door on anything. We do not comment about ongoing investigations until theyre brought to a conclusion.
The Dylan case is following what typically happens in the disappearance of a child, said Bob Lowery, executive director of the missing children division of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
[Not actually LE]
Suspending an active search for a missing child doesnt mean it is put on the back burner, Lowery said.
There are two components to a missing-child case the active search and the work of investigators, which goes on out of sight and after a search ends, Lowery said.
http://www.durangoherald.com/apps/p...2/Search-changes-focus--&template=printpicart
11/29/12
Recently, La Plata County Sheriff's Office spokesman Dan Bender said investigators are no longer looking at the possibility that the teen ran away while visiting his father in Vallecito while on Thanksgiving break from his home in Colorado.
"That pretty much limits us to possible abduction, kidnapping or foul play," Bender said.
http://www.koat.com/news/new-mexico...17591544/-/15sgq0m/-/index.html#ixzz2F4xIdHLX
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12/06/12
"Since this is a search for clues related to possible criminal activity, children and young people should not participate in Saturday's search efforts," La Plata County Sheriff's spokesman Dan Bender stated Thursday night. "Searchers need to be prepared to walk two to four miles over rough terrain on steep slopes. They also need to be dressed for weather conditions and carry their own food and water with them." Bender said.
Volunteers to search ditches for Dylan Redwine clues Saturday - The Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingn...es-dylan-redwine-clues-saturday#ixzz2F5gJJCSV
12/07/12
Search coordinators said they want to make sure they get a good look at that area before the snow hits on Sunday.
"Not knowing where Dylan is--if he is in a higher elevation or even down in lower elevations--and snow hits that could cover up clues," Public Information Office Dan Bender of the La Plata County Sheriff's Office told KRQE News 13.
"With the time passage and the fact that Dylan was very socially active as far as being on the Internet, Twitter and such, and there's been no sign of him electronically or visually, we are looking at the probability of foul play, kidnapping or abduction," Bender said.
http://www.krqe.com/dpp/news/crime/volunteers-mass-in-search-for-colo-boy
but I believe the children were living with their grandparents. The house burned down and it was believed that all the occupants died in the fire. When investigators went in, it was discovered that the children were missing. They haven't been seen or heard from since then. It is clearly some type of abduction....but it doesn't really match up to the original intention of the Amber Alert criteria. Then again, it was in Tennessee...nuff said.
